Dr. Bernard Taylor, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Taylor
Dr. Bernard Taylor is a radiology - diagnostic in Longview, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Taylor performed 10,884 Medicare services across 2,291 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Taylor received a total of $34,871 from 27 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 117 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in radiology - diagnostic. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Taylor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 2,962 | $0 | $3 |
| Intensity modulated treatment delivery, single or multiple fields/arcs,via narrow spatially and temporally modulated beams, binary, dynamic mlc, per treatment session | 1,695 | $271 | $2,762 |
| Calculation of radiation therapy dose | 758 | $50 | $365 |
| CT guidance for radiation therapy | 692 | $91 | $609 |
| Stereoscopic x-ray guidance for localization of target volume for the delivery of radiation therapy | 623 | $56 | $634 |
| Continuing radiation therapy consultation per week | 548 | $65 | $343 |
| Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions | 498 | $147 | $1,067 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for placement of radiation therapy fields | 367 | $137 | $469 |
| Radiation treatment delivery,3 or more separate treatment areas, custom blocking, tangential ports, wedges, rotational beam, compensators, electron beam; 11-19 mev | 330 | $177 | $700 |
| Design and construction of complex radiation treatment device | 277 | $94 | $710 |
| Radiation treatment delivery,3 or more separate treatment areas, custom blocking, tangential ports, wedges, rotational beam, compensators, electron beam; 6-10 mev | 264 | $176 | $700 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 161 | $64 | $250 |
| Complex radiation therapy planning | 140 | $128 | $1,022 |
| Intra-fraction localization and tracking of target or patient motion during delivery of radiation therapy (eg,3d positional tracking, gating, 3d surface tracking), each fraction of treatment | 130 | $55 | $352 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 126 | $164 | $709 |
| Cranial lesion surgery using radiation over multiple sessions | 118 | $756 | $8,210 |
| Piflufolastat f-18, diagnostic, 1 millicurie | 118 | $500 | $1,375 |
| Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan | 97 | $1,109 | $4,802 |
| High precision radiation therapy planning | 96 | $1,387 | $6,431 |
| Design and construction of radiation treatment device for high precision radiation therapy | 96 | $352 | $2,640 |
| Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries | 88 | $90 | $657 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 78 | $93 | $368 |
| X-ray during radiation therapy | 76 | $10 | $126 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 74 | $8 | $20 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 1 treatment area | 63 | $199 | $704 |
| Special radiation treatment | 63 | $107 | $1,794 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 3 or more treatment areas or any number of treatment areas where special treatment is involved | 45 | $327 | $1,287 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 40 | $18 | $94 |
| 3d radiation therapy planning | 26 | $365 | $4,374 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 24 | $131 | $496 |
| Complex radiation therapy planning for delivery of external radiation | 22 | $219 | $1,126 |
| Blood creatinine level | 22 | $5 | $31 |
| Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | 22 | $4 | $24 |
| Ct scan of chest with contrast | 21 | $72 | $821 |
| Obtaining respiratory data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment | 21 | $314 | $1,838 |
| Management of cranial lesion surgery using radiation over multiple sessions | 20 | $493 | $3,609 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 20 | $33 | $150 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 19 | $14 | $61 |
| Design and construction of simple radiation treatment device | 15 | $16 | $106 |
| Complex application of radiation source | 15 | $342 | $2,311 |
| Complex radiation therapy planning for delivery of internal radiation | 14 | $347 | $1,398 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (52%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for radiology - diagnostic 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. Taylor is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 12% in TX), and high industry engagement (consulting-driven, top 5%), with 19 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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