Dr. William Tausend, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Tausend
Dr. William Tausend is a dermatology specialist in Pasadena, TX, with 11 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Tausend performed 3,076 Medicare services across 1,621 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Tausend received a total of $18,511 from 44 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1174 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in dermatology. 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. Tausend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 780 | $5 | $14 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 566 | $1 | $8 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 278 | $77 | $183 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 236 | $98 | $220 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 214 | $31 | $112 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 170 | $70 | $155 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 145 | $11 | $37 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 118 | $61 | $185 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 84 | $79 | $181 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 69 | $96 | $220 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 65 | $37 | $88 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 54 | $132 | $279 |
| Betamethasone steroid injection | 50 | $5 | $21 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 36 | $41 | $95 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm | 35 | $140 | $290 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 28 | $107 | $242 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 26 | $73 | $220 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.5 cm or less | 25 | $98 | $227 |
| Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | 21 | $80 | $215 |
| Complicated or multiple drainage of skin abscess | 20 | $154 | $307 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | 19 | $52 | $185 |
| Punch biopsy, first skin growth | 13 | $92 | $230 |
| Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.5 cm or less | 13 | $77 | $210 |
| Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.5 cm or less | 11 | $48 | $190 |
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. Tausend is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 14% of TX peers.
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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