Dr. Lance Sloan, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Sloan
Dr. Lance Sloan is a nephrology in Lufkin, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Sloan performed 2,556 Medicare services across 1,398 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Sloan received a total of $1,798,072 from 74 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 2777 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in nephrology. 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. Sloan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 687 | $121 | $295 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 450 | $80 | $225 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 282 | $55 | $155 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 250 | $9 | $60 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 232 | $89 | $220 |
| Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older) | 90 | $237 | $580 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 82 | $10 | $60 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 71 | $130 | $415 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 65 | $264 | $349 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 60 | $30 | $64 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures | 56 | $32 | $45 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 54 | $30 | $64 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 53 | $156 | $420 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 46 | $60 | $155 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 32 | $110 | $350 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 28 | $30 | $95 |
| Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | 18 | $25 | $117 |
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 (90%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in nephrology and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 0% for nephrology 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. Sloan is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 17% in TX), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 0%), 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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