Dr. Paul Guttuso, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Guttuso
Dr. Paul Guttuso is a sports medicine (family medicine) physician in Mabank, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Guttuso performed 1,705 Medicare services across 1,094 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Guttuso received a total of $109 from 2 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 2 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in sports medicine (family medicine) 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. Guttuso 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 (30-39 min) | 570 | $80 | $323 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 146 | $8 | $9 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 126 | $10 | $43 |
| Automated urinalysis | 121 | $2 | $10 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, preservative free, 0.5 ml dosage | 75 | $22 | $57 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 74 | $30 | $60 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 61 | $62 | $218 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 57 | $9 | $73 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 55 | $275 | $397 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 55 | $29 | $60 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 54 | $5 | $11 |
| 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 | 43 | $31 | $128 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 42 | $131 | $435 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 34 | $23 | $78 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | 30 | $6 | $20 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 30 | $10 | $65 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 27 | $5 | $23 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza | 26 | $51 | $134 |
| 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 | 26 | $38 | $167 |
| Injection, lincomycin hcl, up to 300 mg | 21 | $8 | $28 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 20 | $9 | $20 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 12 | $23 | $71 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2023 ↗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 (2023)
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
14.6 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 2023 |
| 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. Guttuso is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement, 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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