Dr. Korie Flippo, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Flippo
Dr. Korie Flippo is an internal medicine specialist in Plano, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Flippo performed 20,203 Medicare services across 3,917 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Flippo received a total of $3,401 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 103 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. Flippo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron infusion (Feraheme) | 9,180 | $0 | $5 |
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 2,648 | $0 | $3 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 1,289 | $8 | $20 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 1,176 | $8 | $36 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 1,090 | $10 | $64 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 605 | $0 | $1 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 493 | $60 | $250 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 448 | $6 | $31 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 324 | $93 | $368 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 287 | $13 | $60 |
| Iron level test | 287 | $6 | $27 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 287 | $9 | $35 |
| Injection, granisetron hydrochloride, 100 mcg | 240 | $0 | $24 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 156 | $136 | $496 |
| Reticulated (young) platelet measurement | 152 | $35 | $143 |
| Anti-nausea injection (Aloxi/palonosetron) | 140 | $1 | $114 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 107 | $22 | $157 |
| Red blood count automated, with additional calculations | 105 | $5 | $26 |
| Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count | 86 | $4 | $22 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 86 | $6 | $34 |
| Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries | 82 | $88 | $657 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 80 | $98 | $707 |
| Immunologic analysis for detection of tumor antigen, quantitative; ca 15-3 | 75 | $20 | $128 |
| Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan | 72 | $1,121 | $4,802 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 69 | $4 | $30 |
| Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 67 | $55 | $211 |
| Carcinoembryonic antigen (cea) protein level | 62 | $19 | $99 |
| Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein | 56 | $12 | $108 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 55 | $152 | $709 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 52 | $118 | $565 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 45 | $48 | $313 |
| Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated | 42 | $4 | $26 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 32 | $2 | $19 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour | 30 | $21 | $161 |
| Ct scan of chest with contrast | 28 | $45 | $821 |
| Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein, 1 hour or less | 24 | $49 | $344 |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | 22 | $1 | $7 |
| Injection, fosnetupitant 235 mg and palonosetron 0.25 mg | 22 | $334 | $1,722 |
| CT scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 20 | $149 | $1,067 |
| Nuclear medicine study whole body with ct scan | 19 | $1,111 | $4,929 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 19 | $11 | $96 |
| Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | 15 | $4 | $24 |
| Unclassified drugs | 15 | $1 | $8 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour | 14 | $16 | $100 |
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 (52%) 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. Flippo is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of NPI registration.
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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