Dr. Scott Dalton, D.O.
What this data tells you about Dr. Dalton
Dr. Scott Dalton is a pathology - anatomic in Lackland Afb, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Dalton performed 12,044 Medicare services across 4,646 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Dalton received a total of $5,752 from 33 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 276 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in pathology - anatomic. 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. Dalton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photodynamic therapy gel for precancerous skin | 5,200 | $1 | $2 |
| Tissue pathology examination, moderate complexity | 4,073 | $54 | $350 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 477 | $86 | $200 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 383 | $5 | $43 |
| Tissue staining for diagnosis, initial | 291 | $76 | $340 |
| Tissue staining for diagnosis, additional | 284 | $66 | $275 |
| Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report | 178 | $86 | $198 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 157 | $98 | $315 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | 134 | $31 | $250 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 128 | $37 | $130 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 116 | $56 | $184 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 92 | $77 | $203 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 80 | $68 | $187 |
| Antibody evaluation, each additional single antibody stain procedure | 48 | $89 | $180 |
| Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm | 45 | $95 | $265 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 44 | $54 | $135 |
| Punch biopsy, first skin growth | 38 | $85 | $238 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 30 | $100 | $239 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 25 | $39 | $103 |
| Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm | 25 | $71 | $207 |
| Application of light with debridement to destroy precancer skin growth | 25 | $216 | $910 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 24 | $53 | $210 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report | 22 | $63 | $136 |
| Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags | 20 | $48 | $179 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 18 | $216 | $550 |
| Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.5 cm or less | 17 | $73 | $193 |
| Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present | 17 | $16 | $62 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 15 | $32 | $105 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 14 | $1 | $15 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | 12 | $46 | $165 |
| Antibody evaluation, initial single antibody stain procedure | 12 | $117 | $312 |
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. Total industry engagement is in the top 6% for pathology - anatomic in TX.
Geographic Context
6.2 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. Dalton is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 6%), 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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