Dr. Denise Culpepper, APRN
What this data tells you about Dr. Culpepper
Dr. Denise Culpepper is a nurse practitioner - family in Houston, TX, with 15 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Culpepper performed 1,463 Medicare services across 914 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Culpepper received a total of $3,922 from 32 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 199 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in nurse practitioner - family. 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. Culpepper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 557 | $68 | $205 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 209 | $47 | $105 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 139 | $3 | $9 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 77 | $8 | $25 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, preservative free, 0.5 ml dosage | 66 | $22 | $45 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 64 | $30 | $35 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 55 | $105 | $180 |
| Annual depression screening | 48 | $15 | $30 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 42 | $22 | $70 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 38 | $8 | $32 |
| Colorectal cancer screening; fecal occult blood test, immunoassay, 1-3 simultaneous | 37 | $18 | $41 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 32 | $8 | $40 |
| Cervical or vaginal cancer screening; pelvic and clinical breast examination | 22 | $32 | $60 |
| Screening papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory | 21 | $35 | $88 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | 20 | $35 | $65 |
| Adm sarscv2 bvl 50mcg/.5ml a | 13 | $39 | $55 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 12 | $16 | $42 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 11 | $15 | $29 |
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 (99%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 7% for nurse practitioner - family in TX.
Geographic Context
1.5 mi
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. Culpepper is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 10% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 7%), with 15 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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