Dr. Bolkar Sahinler, MD.
What this data tells you about Dr. Sahinler
Dr. Bolkar Sahinler is an interventional pain medicine physician in Lubbock, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Sahinler performed 4,583 Medicare services across 1,926 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Sahinler received a total of $158,220 from 35 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 522 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional pain medicine physician. Payments are distributed across multiple categories and often reflect legitimate professional engagement with the medical industry. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Sahinler 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, lower concentration | 2,050 | $0 | $2 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 426 | $9 | $20 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 297 | $63 | $213 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 274 | $119 | $481 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 198 | $89 | $315 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 160 | $6 | $19 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 159 | $200 | $1,008 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 142 | $55 | $354 |
| Electronic analysis reprogramming and refill of spinal canal drug infusion pump | 142 | $65 | $348 |
| Drug screening test | 104 | $58 | $65 |
| Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | 103 | $190 | $199 |
| Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg | 96 | $1 | $3 |
| Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg | 94 | $0 | $5 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 59 | $66 | $963 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | 57 | $86 | $275 |
| Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | 31 | $170 | $718 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 24 | $33 | $149 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch | 22 | $64 | $445 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 18 | $200 | $1,075 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 18 | $109 | $532 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 17 | $192 | $972 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 17 | $102 | $493 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 17 | $39 | $168 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | 14 | $84 | $765 |
| Insertion of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver | 11 | $176 | $1,240 |
| Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 11 | $432 | $2,338 |
| Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 11 | $286 | $1,048 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 11 | $458 | $2,312 |
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 ›
Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type. Total industry engagement is in the top 1% for interventional pain medicine physician 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. Sahinler is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 19% in TX), and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 1%), 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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