Dr. Kristin Ault, DO
What this data tells you about Dr. Ault
Dr. Kristin Ault is a family medicine in Jacksonville, TX, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ault performed 10,073 Medicare services across 4,564 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ault received a total of $5,166 from 44 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 352 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. 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. Ault 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 1,721 | $45 | $100 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 1,426 | $35 | $90 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,019 | $87 | $190 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 811 | $10 | $50 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 792 | $8 | $50 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 784 | $8 | $20 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 626 | $58 | $120 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 371 | $16 | $49 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 263 | $13 | $47 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 227 | $9 | $46 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 199 | $3 | $40 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 195 | $51 | $150 |
| Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes | 157 | $25 | $44 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 153 | $121 | $235 |
| Annual depression screening | 144 | $18 | $30 |
| Vitamin D level test | 134 | $29 | $60 |
| Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes | 134 | $24 | $75 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 103 | $15 | $45 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 97 | $22 | $100 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza | 95 | $50 | $125 |
| Betamethasone steroid injection | 86 | $5 | $50 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 65 | $10 | $50 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 64 | $10 | $25 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 41 | $19 | $45 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 37 | $110 | $210 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 33 | $155 | $350 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 29 | $127 | $349 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | 28 | $35 | $68 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 25 | $182 | $621 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 24 | $6 | $35 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 24 | $60 | $180 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 23 | $5 | $40 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 19 | $28 | $100 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 17 | $85 | $301 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 16 | $14 | $50 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 14 | $28 | $100 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 14 | $28 | $100 |
| Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen | 14 | $87 | $300 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 13 | $47 | $100 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 13 | $152 | $165 |
| Chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 30 minutes provided personally by health care professional, per calendar month | 12 | $54 | $139 |
| Hepatitis c antibody measurement | 11 | $14 | $43 |
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 (97%) 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. Ault is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 12%), with 18 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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