Dr. Jason Hale
What this data tells you about Dr. Hale
Dr. Jason Hale is an interventional pain medicine physician in Houston, TX, with 9 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Hale performed 1,657 Medicare services across 868 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Hale received a total of $17,596 from 11 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 26 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional pain medicine physician. The majority of payments are classified as research and scientific activities (grants and research funding). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Hale 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) | 542 | $99 | $338 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 171 | $124 | $510 |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | 120 | $77 | $804 |
| Neuromuscular re-education therapy, per 15 min | 117 | $23 | $111 |
| Manual therapy (hands-on treatment), per 15 min | 85 | $16 | $88 |
| Physical therapy exercise, per 15 min | 74 | $17 | $96 |
| Group therapy session | 72 | $11 | $58 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 62 | $66 | $233 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 49 | $104 | $992 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 48 | $94 | $850 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 44 | $55 | $229 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 44 | $59 | $515 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 43 | $40 | $150 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 38 | $31 | $337 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | 30 | $42 | $327 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 27 | $6 | $15 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 25 | $9 | $30 |
| Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | 23 | $86 | $813 |
| X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | 17 | $38 | $138 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | 14 | $43 | $157 |
| Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 30 minutes | 12 | $76 | $269 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (85%) are classified as scientific/research, suggesting involvement in clinical studies, grants, or innovation-related work.
Geographic Context
4.1 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. Hale is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with research-focused industry engagement.
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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