Dr. Anthony Berg, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Berg
Dr. Anthony Berg is an anesthesiology in Rockwall, TX, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Berg performed 3,218 Medicare services across 2,509 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Berg received a total of $194,273 from 24 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 513 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in anesthesiology. 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. Berg 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) | 679 | $88 | $249 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 330 | $64 | $165 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems | 324 | $3 | $50 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 198 | $37 | $148 |
| X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | 195 | $20 | $126 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 192 | $1 | $15 |
| Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | 171 | $12 | $250 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 114 | $91 | $1,656 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 110 | $78 | $247 |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | 106 | $71 | $1,090 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | 86 | $78 | $1,327 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | 76 | $39 | $627 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 73 | $99 | $1,899 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 71 | $57 | $1,176 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 64 | $148 | $1,497 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 61 | $45 | $671 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | 56 | $36 | $209 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 51 | $121 | $379 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 40 | $116 | $1,881 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 40 | $65 | $1,150 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 36 | $30 | $214 |
| X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | 34 | $24 | $154 |
| Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | 29 | $81 | $1,090 |
| Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | 29 | $211 | $1,282 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 17 | $49 | $652 |
| Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | 13 | $36 | $225 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 12 | $21 | $99 |
| Insertion of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver | 11 | $198 | $2,420 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (76%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in anesthesiology and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 0% for anesthesiology in TX.
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. Berg is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% in TX), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 0%), 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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