Dr. Christopher Pace, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Pace
Dr. Christopher Pace is an urology physician in Grapevine, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Pace performed 2,100 Medicare services across 1,627 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Pace received a total of $3,392 from 41 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 145 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in urology physician. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Pace is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automated urinalysis | 423 | $2 | $5 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 383 | $87 | $281 |
| Bladder ultrasound after voiding | 243 | $8 | $24 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 147 | $115 | $360 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 85 | $7 | $14 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 83 | $18 | $41 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple organisms, amplified probe(s) technique | 69 | $69 | $314 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 49 | $18 | $51 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 48 | $61 | $164 |
| Yeast/candida DNA test | 46 | $34 | $355 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for herpes simplex virus, amplified probe technique | 46 | $34 | $197 |
| Infectious disease DNA/RNA test | 46 | $34 | $117 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 40 | $65 | $210 |
| Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, free | 36 | $18 | $41 |
| Online digital evaluation and management service for an established patient for up to 7 days, total time 11-20 minutes | 29 | $20 | $61 |
| Insertion of stent in ureter using an endoscope | 28 | $119 | $1,113 |
| Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | 23 | $179 | $523 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for cytomegalovirus (cmv), amplified probe technique | 23 | $34 | $78 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for vancomycin resistance strep (vre), amplified probe technique | 23 | $34 | $78 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for herpes virus-6, amplified probe technique | 23 | $34 | $78 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for staphylococcus aureus (bacteria), amplified probe technique | 23 | $34 | $78 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for strep (streptococcus, group a), amplified probe technique | 23 | $34 | $78 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for strep (streptococcus, group b), amplified probe technique | 23 | $34 | $78 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 22 | $136 | $391 |
| Online digital evaluation and management service for an established patient for up to 7 days, total time 5-10 minutes | 22 | $11 | $31 |
| Testosterone (hormone) level, total | 18 | $25 | $57 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 18 | $102 | $289 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 17 | $3 | $8 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 16 | $67 | $242 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 13 | $132 | $405 |
| Imaging of urinary tract following injection of a contrast agent | 12 | $19 | $164 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (94%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Pace is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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