Dr. Wilburn Furniss, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Furniss
Dr. Wilburn Furniss is a family medicine in Nacogdoches, TX, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Furniss performed 5,372 Medicare services across 2,535 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Furniss received a total of $1,979 from 17 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 163 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. Furniss 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) | 1,184 | $87 | $334 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 861 | $59 | $230 |
| Allergy immunotherapy preparation | 773 | $10 | $40 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 501 | $40 | $155 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 312 | $126 | $346 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 278 | $9 | $45 |
| Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen | 174 | $50 | $129 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 156 | $0 | $1 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 156 | $1 | $8 |
| Automated urinalysis | 123 | $2 | $8 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 119 | $65 | $273 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 92 | $8 | $44 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 78 | $4 | $11 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple types influenza virus | 75 | $94 | $261 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 64 | $0 | $2 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | 51 | $35 | $113 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 40 | $125 | $465 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 34 | $9 | $36 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 34 | $108 | $416 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 29 | $12 | $47 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 29 | $16 | $41 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 29 | $0 | $3 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 28 | $16 | $42 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 27 | $20 | $82 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 27 | $37 | $148 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 25 | $3 | $10 |
| Home sleep test (hst) with type iii portable monitor, unattended; minimum of 4 channels: 2 respiratory movement/airflow, 1 ecg/heart rate and 1 oxygen saturation | 17 | $59 | $321 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 16 | $161 | $406 |
| Administration of vaccine | 14 | $14 | $42 |
| 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 | 14 | $40 | $142 |
| Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | 12 | $23 | $88 |
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
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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. Furniss is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 18 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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