Dr. Bob Felty, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Felty
Dr. Bob Felty is a family medicine in Midlothian, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Felty performed 2,218 Medicare services across 1,625 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Felty received a total of $7,506 from 46 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 494 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. 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. Felty 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) | 413 | $82 | $232 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 325 | $8 | $12 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 224 | $58 | $156 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 208 | $10 | $55 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 140 | $10 | $46 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems | 132 | $3 | $12 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 126 | $13 | $51 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 109 | $6 | $32 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 108 | $5 | $33 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 90 | $126 | $243 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 52 | $3 | $13 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 46 | $8 | $18 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 43 | $30 | $40 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free | 40 | $33 | $77 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 38 | $16 | $46 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 20 | $62 | $194 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 16 | $21 | $70 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 16 | $18 | $67 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 16 | $11 | $86 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 16 | $10 | $53 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) | 14 | $41 | $366 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 14 | $19 | $44 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 12 | $16 | $38 |
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. Total industry engagement is in the top 8% for family medicine 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. Felty is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 12% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 8%), 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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