Dr. Tyson Purdy, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Purdy
Dr. Tyson Purdy is a student in an organized health care education/training program in Lubbock, TX, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Purdy performed 6,049 Medicare services across 2,425 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Purdy received a total of $2,284 from 34 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 136 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in student in an organized health care education/training program. 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. Purdy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 1,955 | $47 | $118 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 1,338 | $36 | $89 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 483 | $61 | $171 |
| 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 | 373 | $31 | $78 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 178 | $0 | $10 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner 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 and | 152 | $38 | $99 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 149 | $8 | $32 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 144 | $90 | $226 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 142 | $61 | $149 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 132 | $1 | $16 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 106 | $0 | $10 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 92 | $10 | $26 |
| Home visit, established patient, low complexity | 88 | $57 | $145 |
| Home visit, established patient, moderate complexity | 80 | $93 | $242 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 73 | $82 | $242 |
| Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test by technician, first 30 minutes | 67 | $25 | $63 |
| Evaluation of neuropsychological test, first hour | 64 | $95 | $248 |
| Nursing facility visit, low complexity | 54 | $57 | $141 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 39 | $35 | $107 |
| Assessment of and care planning for patient with impaired thought processing, typically 60 minutes | 39 | $194 | $515 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 37 | $58 | $212 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 30 | $20 | $63 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 29 | $16 | $59 |
| Nursing facility visit, moderate complexity | 27 | $81 | $202 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 25 | $3 | $20 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 23 | $124 | $260 |
| X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | 21 | $17 | $43 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 20 | $26 | $106 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 18 | $100 | $316 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 18 | $0 | $31 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) | 16 | $41 | $119 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 15 | $158 | $314 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 11 | $10 | $27 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 11 | $156 | $387 |
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
6.5 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. Purdy is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 14%), with 17 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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