Dr. Steven Overturf, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Overturf
Dr. Steven Overturf is an orthopedic surgery in Nacogdoches, TX, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Overturf performed 8,122 Medicare services across 3,426 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Overturf received a total of $4,063 from 2 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 31 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopedic surgery. 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. Overturf 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betamethasone steroid injection | 1,726 | $5 | $15 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 1,462 | $61 | $233 |
| Joint lubricant injection (Durolane) | 780 | $6 | $40 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 720 | $1 | $5 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 719 | $52 | $265 |
| X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | 383 | $23 | $104 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 362 | $47 | $129 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 281 | $84 | $338 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 256 | $74 | $334 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 191 | $32 | $140 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 180 | $24 | $102 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 173 | $27 | $121 |
| X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | 76 | $26 | $108 |
| Total knee replacement | 70 | $964 | $4,293 |
| X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | 68 | $24 | $108 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | 59 | $30 | $120 |
| X-ray of both knees while standing | 58 | $27 | $120 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 52 | $122 | $630 |
| Foot X-ray, 3+ views | 49 | $26 | $101 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | 48 | $38 | $185 |
| 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 | 46 | $39 | $166 |
| Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | 41 | $790 | $3,391 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 40 | $130 | $553 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 37 | $119 | $510 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 37 | $63 | $125 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 32 | $36 | $65 |
| X-ray of elbow, 2 views | 29 | $22 | $88 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 24 | $24 | $337 |
| X-ray of thigh bone, minimum 2 views | 18 | $25 | $110 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 17 | $36 | $182 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 16 | $37 | $174 |
| Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | 16 | $926 | $3,893 |
| X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views | 16 | $25 | $110 |
| Total hip replacement | 15 | $899 | $4,298 |
| Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | 14 | $274 | $1,377 |
| Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | 11 | $877 | $3,787 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2020 ↗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 (2020)
The majority of payments (64%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in orthopedic surgery and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
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 2020 |
| 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. Overturf is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in TX), and speaking/promotional industry engagement, 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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