Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Lucas Duvall, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Houston, TX
Practice pattern: Cardiac Surgery — Surgically focused practice
Low-engagement
13300 HARGRAVE RD STE 390, Houston, TX 77070
2817372918
In practice since 2007 (18 years)
NPI: 1598975898 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Duvall

Dr. Lucas Duvall is a hospitalist physician in Houston, TX, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Duvall performed 335 Medicare services across 333 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Duvall received a total of $24,062 from 71 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 276 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in hospitalist 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. Duvall 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.

✓ 18 years in practice ▲ 335 Medicare services $24,062 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
335
Medicare services
Bottom 32% in TX for hospitalist physician
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
333
Unique beneficiaries
$316
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~19 Medicare services per year of practice

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
New patient office visit (45-59 min) 74 $122 $483
Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft 50 $1,284 $9,668
Harvest of vein using an endoscope 46 $12 $83
Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity 46 $96 $401
Exclusion of appendage of left upper chamber of heart performed during other procedure on chest 45 $95 $662
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) 23 $89 $314
Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery 18 $559 $6,732
Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts 18 $290 $2,039
Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 3 grafts 15 $402 $2,808
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
30.1% high complexity
0.0% medium
69.9% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$24,062
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $3,437/year across 7 years
Top 1% in TX for hospitalist physician
71
Companies
276
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$13,106 (54.5%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$10,957 (45.5%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$6,213
2023
$1,367
2022
$4,264
2021
$1,460
2020
$1,083
2019
$601
2018
$9,074

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
$6,692
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
$4,544
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$2,361
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$2,199
Abbott Laboratories
$988
AtriCure, Inc.
$864
Boston Scientific Corporation
$749
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$743
Inari Medical, Inc.
$425
Baxter Healthcare
$417
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$249
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
$245
ATRICURE, INC.
$226
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
$197
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$193
Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc
$170
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$147
Amgen Inc.
$144
ABIOMED
$127
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$119
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$115
Haemonetics Corporation
$111
EKOS Corporation
$106
HeartFlow, Inc.
$103
Ethicon Inc.
$103
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$102
Corcym Inc
$92
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$92
Stryker Corporation
$87
Masimo Corporation
$82
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$79
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$73
Imperative Care, Inc
$67
Ethicon US, LLC
$67
CVRx, Inc.
$66
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$64
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$58
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$55
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$51
Aziyo Biologics, Inc.
$47
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$46
Davol Inc.
$43
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$39
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$39
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$33
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$30
LSI SOLUTIONS INC
$29
Avanos Medical
$24
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
$24
Medinc of Texas
$21
GE HealthCare
$20
Bolton Medical Inc
$19
PolyNovo North America LLC
$19
Baylis Medical Technologies Inc.
$18
BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC.
$18
Covidien LP
$16
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$16
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
$16
KLS-Martin L.P.
$16
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
$16
ZOLL Circulation Inc
$16
Sanara MedTech Inc.
$15
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$13
Preventice Services, LLC
$13
GE HEALTHCARE
$13
Teleflex LLC
$13
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$13
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$12
Biom'Up SA
$12
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
$11
Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 56.5% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ALIYA SYSTEM · ALPHAVAC · ANGIOVAC · ARISTA AH FLEXITIP · ARISTA AH FlexiTip · ASSURITY · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION · ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) · ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM · Assure WCD · AtriCure AtriClip LAA Exclusion System · Avitene Ultrafoam · BRIDION · Barostim Neo System · BodyGuardian · CARDIOMEMS · CONFIRM RX · COR KNOT · COSEAL · CellerateRx · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · DAVINCI XI · Da Vinci Surgical System · ECHELON FLEX Stapler · ECM Patch · EKOSONIC · ELUVIA · ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System · ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent · ENSITE · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · EPIC · EVICEL Fibrin Sealant (Human) · EVKEEZA · EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis · EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System with VisiTrax · Epic Stented Tissue Valve · Exparel · FFRct · FLEXITOUCH · FLOSEAL · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · FUSION BIOLINE · Flexitouch Plus · GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis · GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis · GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo · GRAFIX PL · General - Therapies · Grafts · HEMOBLAST Bellows · HYDRO LEMAITRE VALVULOTOME · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device · INJECTAFER · INVOS · Impella · JARDIANCE · JETI · KEYTRUDA · KONECT RESILIA · LifeVest · MANTA · MITRACLIP · MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve · MitraClip System · Models · Monarch · NEXLETOL · ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES · OPTIMIZER · OSTENE · Optimizer Smart System · PERCEVAL · PERCLOT · PICO · PRALUENT · PREVELEAK · PROCLAIM · PRODIGY CATHETER · Perceval · Pouch · Repatha · S · SAVVYWIRE · SET and rainbow SET · SPY-PHI SYSTEM · STERNALOCK BLU SYSTEM · STRATAFIX · STRAVIX · STRAVIX PL · STRYKER VARISPEED · SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · Stivarga · TEG6S HEMOSTASIS SYSTEM · THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT · TIGRIS Stent · Temperature Management System · VERQUVO · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with PROPATEN Bioactive Surface · VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis · VIGILANT · VenaSeal · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN FLX · XARELTO · ZIO XT Patch · rainbow SET
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

Most payments (54%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 1% for hospitalist physician in TX.

Equivalent to $7,183 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Hospitalist physicians within 10 mi
210
Per 100K population
4.4
County median income
$73,104
Nearest hospital
HOUSTON METHODIST WILLOWBROOK HOSPITAL
0.0 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. Duvall is a cardiac surgery specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 1% of TX peers, with 18 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Duvall experienced with new patient office visit (45-59 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Duvall performed 74 new patient office visit (45-59 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Duvall receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Duvall received a total of $24,062 from 71 companies across 276 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Duvall's costs compare to other hospitalist physicians in Houston?
Dr. Duvall's average Medicare payment per service is $316. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Duvall) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →