Dr. David Peters, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Peters
Dr. David Peters is a geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician in Kerrville, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Peters performed 2,815 Medicare services across 1,953 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Peters received a total of $146 from 4 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 8 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in geriatric medicine (internal medicine) 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. Peters 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) | 1,098 | $85 | $319 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 451 | $126 | $339 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 187 | $48 | $122 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 160 | $60 | $219 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 139 | $24 | $25 |
| Flu vaccine, quadrivalent | 112 | $76 | $84 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 88 | $30 | $48 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 79 | $281 | $320 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 70 | $10 | $42 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 63 | $36 | $91 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner 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 and | 59 | $40 | $156 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 51 | $1 | $6 |
| 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 | 41 | $31 | $119 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 40 | $14 | $67 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 29 | $89 | $481 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free | 27 | $33 | $84 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 27 | $162 | $488 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 23 | $10 | $50 |
| Automated urinalysis | 20 | $2 | $7 |
| Colorectal cancer screening; fecal occult blood test, immunoassay, 1-3 simultaneous | 19 | $18 | $54 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ecg with 12 leads; performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination with interpretation and report | 17 | $5 | $50 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 15 | $162 | $500 |
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 (100%) 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. Peters is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 11% in TX), 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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