Dr. Beth Hellerstedt, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Hellerstedt
Dr. Beth Hellerstedt is a medical oncology in Round Rock, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Hellerstedt performed 161,989 Medicare services across 6,928 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Hellerstedt received a total of $482 from 12 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 23 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in medical oncology. 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. Hellerstedt 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 sucrose injection (Venofer) | 41,200 | $0 | $2 |
| Pembrolizumab injection (Keytruda) | 25,800 | $43 | $137 |
| Filgrastim injection (Zarxio) for white blood cells | 18,240 | $0 | $2 |
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 16,101 | $0 | $3 |
| Anti-nausea injection (fosaprepitant) | 11,250 | $0 | $5 |
| Anti-nausea injection (aprepitant) | 9,750 | $1 | $8 |
| Injection, docetaxel, 1 mg | 5,459 | $0 | $66 |
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 4,860 | $18 | $66 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 3,506 | $0 | $1 |
| Injection, granisetron hydrochloride, 100 mcg | 2,100 | $0 | $24 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 2,036 | $8 | $36 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 1,963 | $10 | $64 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 1,897 | $8 | $20 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 1,889 | $6 | $31 |
| Anti-nausea injection (Aloxi/palonosetron) | 1,820 | $1 | $114 |
| Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein | 1,108 | $12 | $108 |
| Injection, magnesium sulfate, per 500 mg | 1,000 | $1 | $6 |
| Flow cytometry, additional marker | 792 | $20 | $180 |
| Injection, pegfilgrastim, excludes biosimilar, 0.5 mg | 768 | $92 | $1,348 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 711 | $97 | $707 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 694 | $56 | $250 |
| Magnesium level test | 561 | $7 | $29 |
| Immunoglobulin level test | 513 | $9 | $56 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 422 | $47 | $313 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 421 | $130 | $496 |
| Injection, zoledronic acid, 1 mg | 419 | $7 | $431 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 385 | $10 | $96 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 382 | $22 | $157 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 356 | $92 | $368 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 326 | $13 | $60 |
| Measurement of immunoglobulin light chains | 320 | $17 | $60 |
| Iron level test | 310 | $6 | $27 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 310 | $9 | $35 |
| Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg | 304 | $132 | $3,675 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 244 | $2 | $19 |
| Administration of hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 219 | $24 | $145 |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | 208 | $1 | $7 |
| Piflufolastat f-18, diagnostic, 1 millicurie | 179 | $579 | $1,749 |
| Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein, 1 hour or less | 158 | $49 | $344 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour | 157 | $21 | $161 |
| Beta-2 microglobulin (protein) level | 153 | $16 | $96 |
| Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan | 152 | $1,133 | $4,802 |
| Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes | 148 | $24 | $256 |
| Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries | 143 | $90 | $657 |
| Enhancing oncology model (eom) monthly enhanced oncology services (meos) payment for eom enhanced services | 143 | $70 | $70 |
| Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count | 133 | $4 | $22 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 133 | $6 | $34 |
| Reticulated (young) platelet measurement | 127 | $34 | $143 |
| Ct scan of chest with contrast | 123 | $47 | $821 |
| Unclassified drugs | 122 | $1 | $8 |
| Vitamin D level test | 121 | $29 | $250 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone sodium succinate, up to 40 mg | 110 | $3 | $14 |
| Protein measurement, serum | 101 | $11 | $99 |
| Infusion into a vein for hydration, each additional hour | 100 | $9 | $75 |
| Immunologic analysis technique on serum | 99 | $29 | $108 |
| Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation) | 98 | $22 | $160 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 97 | $18 | $94 |
| CT scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 96 | $163 | $1,067 |
| Testosterone (hormone) level, total | 88 | $25 | $143 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution, sterile (500 ml = 1 unit) | 79 | $1 | $19 |
| Application of on-body injector for under skin injection | 62 | $14 | $96 |
| Intensity modulated treatment delivery, single or multiple fields/arcs,via narrow spatially and temporally modulated beams, binary, dynamic mlc, per treatment session | 57 | $272 | $2,762 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 48 | $157 | $709 |
| Irrigation of implanted venous access drug delivery device | 35 | $19 | $114 |
| Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, first marker | 33 | $56 | $298 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 30 | $121 | $813 |
| CT scan of chest, without contrast | 27 | $46 | $686 |
| Red blood count automated, with additional calculations | 24 | $5 | $26 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 24 | $71 | $372 |
| Ct scan of soft tissue of neck with contrast | 22 | $74 | $658 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 21 | $3 | $28 |
| Uric acid level test | 20 | $4 | $25 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 20 | $89 | $357 |
| Nuclear medicine study whole body with ct scan | 18 | $1,136 | $4,929 |
| Red blood count, automated test | 18 | $4 | $23 |
| Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast | 15 | $70 | $560 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 11 | $127 | $565 |
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 (53%) 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. Hellerstedt is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 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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