Dr. Alison Walgama, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Walgama
Dr. Alison Walgama is a family medicine in Longview, TX, with 14 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Walgama performed 4,526 Medicare services across 2,340 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Walgama received a total of $6,831 from 48 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 492 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. Walgama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 1,380 | $18 | $65 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 295 | $8 | $20 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 285 | $82 | $200 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 251 | $46 | $65 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 192 | $8 | $40 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 187 | $10 | $105 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 149 | $125 | $130 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 145 | $13 | $66 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 145 | $9 | $60 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 129 | $16 | $70 |
| Annual depression screening | 101 | $18 | $20 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 97 | $3 | $22 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 75 | $6 | $70 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 75 | $5 | $25 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 70 | $53 | $135 |
| 3D screening mammography (tomosynthesis) | 69 | $23 | $71 |
| Screening mammography | 69 | $88 | $300 |
| Automated urinalysis | 68 | $2 | $18 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 58 | $8 | $35 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 48 | $10 | $50 |
| 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 | 45 | $27 | $70 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow | 45 | $80 | $150 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 39 | $36 | $50 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 39 | $19 | $95 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 34 | $14 | $65 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 34 | $27 | $80 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 34 | $15 | $77 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 33 | $30 | $31 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 31 | $72 | $85 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 27 | $282 | $305 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 27 | $29 | $30 |
| Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level | 26 | $38 | $110 |
| Kidney function blood test panel | 25 | $9 | $135 |
| Antibiotic sensitivity test | 24 | $8 | $40 |
| Liver function blood test panel | 21 | $8 | $51 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 19 | $8 | $59 |
| Urine culture, bacterial identification | 16 | $8 | $20 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 15 | $13 | $72 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 15 | $9 | $41 |
| Complete ultrasound scan of 1 breast | 13 | $67 | $410 |
| Vitamin D level test | 13 | $29 | $140 |
| Iron level test | 13 | $6 | $35 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 13 | $160 | $300 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 13 | $201 | $410 |
| Low dose ct scan of chest for lung cancer screening | 12 | $87 | $271 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple types of respiratory virus, multiple types or subtypes, 3-5 targets | 12 | $140 | $360 |
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 9% for family medicine in TX.
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. Walgama is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 9%).
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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