Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Kade Carthel, M.D.
Internal Medicine · Pampa, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Carthel from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Carthel
Dr. Kade Carthel is an internal medicine in Pampa, TX, with 15 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Carthel performed 7,284 Medicare services across 4,558 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Carthel received a total of $29,202 from 25 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 609 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Carthel is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 15 years in practice▲ Top 4% volume in TX$ $29,202 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗7,284
Medicare services
Top 4% in TX for internal medicine
4,558
Unique beneficiaries
$109
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~486 Medicare services per year of practice
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 1,047 | $43 | $123 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 752 | $42 | $65 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 718 | $6 | $64 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 581 | $85 | $276 |
| Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, first 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 538 | $43 | $115 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 349 | $877 | $3,187 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 349 | $75 | $247 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 322 | $28 | $120 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 302 | $143 | $644 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 298 | $10 | $55 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 281 | $37 | $140 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 205 | $37 | $154 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 165 | $167 | $223 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 154 | $104 | $427 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 105 | $41 | $250 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 102 | $150 | $418 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 100 | $94 | $414 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 93 | $642 | $1,688 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 85 | $61 | $197 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 84 | $98 | $438 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 71 | $184 | $939 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 67 | $115 | $514 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 65 | $101 | $369 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 55 | $37 | $135 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 51 | $213 | $748 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 47 | $124 | $373 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 37 | $39 | $146 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 32 | $94 | $151 |
| Coronary stent placement | 28 | $406 | $1,575 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 25 | $67 | $310 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 24 | $14 | $52 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 20 | $46 | $184 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 19 | $159 | $468 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 17 | $130 | $542 |
| Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | 16 | $138 | $534 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 12 | $573 | $4,082 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast | 12 | $86 | $511 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 12 | $216 | $662 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 11 | $83 | $328 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 11 | $258 | $1,176 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 11 | $156 | $537 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 11 | $59 | $193 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
6.8% high complexity
31.3% medium
61.9% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$29,202
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $4,172/year across 7 years
Top 4% in TX for internal medicine
25
Companies
609
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$28,932 (99.1%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$270 (0.9%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$6,276
2023$8,041
2022$4,625
2021$3,146
2020$2,103
2019$3,734
2018$1,276
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$11,028
Abbott Laboratories
$9,089
ABIOMED
$2,907
Penumbra, Inc.
$2,559
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$790
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$655
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$337
Boston Scientific Corporation
$272
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$270
Teleflex LLC
$227
PFIZER INC.
$225
BIOTRONIK INC.
$204
AtriCure, Inc.
$137
CORDIS US CORP.
$119
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$80
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$79
Arrow International, Inc.
$58
Cardinal Health 200 LLC
$49
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
$20
CSL Behring
$20
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$17
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$16
Medtronic, Inc.
$16
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$14
Amgen Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 78.8% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ABSOLUTE PRO · AMPLATZER · AMPLATZER Occluders · ANGIOJET · APEX · Absolute Pro vascular stent system · Allure Quadra RF CRT Pacemaker · Assurity Pacemaker · BRILINTA · COROFLOW · Catheter - GuideLiner · Catheter - Turnpike · ClosureFast · Confirm Rx · Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · DIAMONDBACK PERIPHERAL · DRAGONFLY OPSTAR · Dragonfly OCT · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · ESPRIT · Edora 8 DR-T · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · EluNIR Radaforolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System · FARXIGA · FRONTRUNNER XP CTO Catheter · GALLANT · GENERAL STENTS · HAWKONE · HERCULINK ELITE · HawkOne · Herculink Elite renal and biliary stent system · IN.PACT Admiral · INFINITI · Impella · Indigo System · JETI · JETI ALL IN ONE NON-STERILE KIT · JETI PERIPHERAL CATHETER · JETSTREAM · JOT DX · KENGREAL · Kerendia · MINI TREK · MYNX CONTROL · Manta · Merlin Connectivity and Remote · NC TREK NEO · OMNILINK ELITE · OPTICROSS · OPTIS · OUTBACK LTD Re-Entry Catheter · Occluders · Omnilink Elite vascular stent system · OptiCross · Optis Coronary Imaging System · Orsiro Mission · PERCLOSE PROGLIDE · PERCLOSE PROSTYLE · POLARIS · Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system · Perclose ProStyle · Peripheral RotaLink Plus · Pulsar-18 T3 · QUADRA ASSURA · Quadra Allure MP RF CRT Pacemkr · Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator · Quartet CRT Lead · ROTABLATOR · Repatha · Rivacor 7 DR-T · S.M.A.R.T. CONTROL · SABER · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SUPERA · SYNERGY · Supera peripheral stent system · THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT · ULTREON · VYNDAQEL · Vascular Lithotripsy · WATCHMAN FLX · XIENCE SIERRA · XIENCE SKYPOINT · XIENCE V · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System · ZEPHYR
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
Most payments (99%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 4% for internal medicine in TX.
Equivalent to $401 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Internal Medicines within 10 mi
6
Per 100K population
28.4
County median income
$56,082
Nearest hospital
PAMPA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
0.0 mi
0.0 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 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. Carthel is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 4%), with 15 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Carthel experienced with chronic care management, first 20 min/month?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Carthel performed 1,047 chronic care management, first 20 min/month services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Carthel receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Carthel received a total of $29,202 from 25 companies across 609 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Carthel's costs compare to other internal medicines in Pampa?
Dr. Carthel's average Medicare payment per service is $109. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Carthel) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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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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