Dr. Carl Britton, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Britton
Dr. Carl Britton is an urology physician in Lubbock, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Britton performed 7,351 Medicare services across 3,889 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Britton received a total of $48,499 from 46 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 332 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in urology physician. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Britton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infectious disease DNA/RNA test | 1,940 | $34 | $50 |
| Automated urinalysis | 992 | $2 | $9 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 661 | $82 | $262 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 582 | $8 | $9 |
| Bladder ultrasound after voiding | 519 | $7 | $54 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 400 | $18 | $70 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 268 | $58 | $177 |
| Yeast/candida DNA test | 188 | $34 | $50 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 188 | $0 | $20 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 175 | $10 | $72 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for vancomycin resistance strep (vre), amplified probe technique | 158 | $34 | $50 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for staphylococcus aureus, methicillin resistant (mrsa bacteria), amplified probe technique | 158 | $34 | $50 |
| Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | 156 | $180 | $598 |
| Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, free | 141 | $18 | $70 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for staphylococcus aureus (bacteria), amplified probe technique | 139 | $34 | $50 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for strep (streptococcus, group b), amplified probe technique | 139 | $34 | $50 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 137 | $74 | $265 |
| Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg | 111 | $134 | $1,958 |
| Injection, garamycin, gentamicin, up to 80 mg | 85 | $2 | $20 |
| Testosterone (hormone) level, total | 39 | $25 | $106 |
| Administration of hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 34 | $25 | $92 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 34 | $118 | $404 |
| Ultrasound scan of pelvic region through rectum | 27 | $46 | $270 |
| Biopsy of prostate gland | 20 | $89 | $640 |
| Removal of prostate gland using an electrocautery knife through urethra with control of bleeding using an endoscope | 19 | $562 | $2,578 |
| Shock wave crushing of kidney stones | 17 | $468 | $2,142 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 13 | $126 | $354 |
| Waterjet destruction of prostrate accessed through the urethra | 11 | $539 | $3,500 |
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 (87%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in urology physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 6% for urology 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. Britton is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 14% in TX), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 6%), 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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