Dr. Amy Brackeen, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Brackeen
Dr. Amy Brackeen is a mohs-micrographic surgery physician in Lubbock, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Brackeen performed 12,607 Medicare services across 4,236 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Brackeen received a total of $8,963 from 38 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 475 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in mohs-micrographic surgery 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. Brackeen 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 | 4,000 | $1 | $2 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 3,914 | $5 | $14 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 1,154 | $55 | $184 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 932 | $35 | $131 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 654 | $74 | $221 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 558 | $81 | $248 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 221 | $122 | $345 |
| Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block | 151 | $79 | $198 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks | 114 | $426 | $1,319 |
| Punch biopsy, first skin growth | 108 | $87 | $245 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 105 | $39 | $110 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 74 | $61 | $198 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 60 | $68 | $228 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm | 49 | $190 | $920 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 47 | $1 | $2 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 45 | $93 | $288 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 40 | $116 | $365 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 39 | $308 | $801 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 31 | $18 | $45 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 29 | $217 | $592 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 29 | $88 | $258 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 25 | $111 | $324 |
| Punch biopsy, each additional skin growth | 23 | $44 | $115 |
| Application of light with debridement to destroy precancer skin growth | 21 | $200 | $546 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm | 20 | $115 | $325 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 18 | $96 | $476 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 18 | $126 | $367 |
| Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | 17 | $589 | $1,494 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 16 | $111 | $520 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 15 | $39 | $98 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 15 | $84 | $238 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 15 | $140 | $402 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm | 14 | $118 | $351 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.6-5.0 cm | 13 | $220 | $615 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 12 | $118 | $544 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 11 | $30 | $111 |
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
2.3 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. Brackeen is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 7% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 16%), 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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