Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Michelle Ashworth, M.D.

Internal Medicine · Round Rock, TX
Practice pattern: Mixed Practice — Diverse clinical practice across multiple procedure types
Speaking/Promotional
2410 ROUND ROCK AVE STE 150, Round Rock, TX 78681
5123418724
In practice since 2010 (15 years)
NPI: 1477874477 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Ashworth

Dr. Michelle Ashworth is an internal medicine specialist in Round Rock, TX, with 15 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ashworth performed 100,758 Medicare services across 3,882 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ashworth received a total of $114,415 from 21 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 187 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. 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. Ashworth 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 0% volume in TX $114,415 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
100,758
Medicare services
Top 0% in TX for internal medicine
3,882
Unique beneficiaries
$9
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~6,717 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
Iron sucrose injection (Venofer) 33,000 $0 $2
Darbepoetin injection (Aranesp) for anemia 12,760 $2 $20
Pembrolizumab injection (Keytruda) 12,400 $43 $136
Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) 12,200 $0 $3
Azacitidine chemotherapy injection 6,000 $0 $13
Anti-nausea injection (aprepitant) 5,200 $1 $8
Anti-nausea injection (fosaprepitant) 3,900 $0 $5
Dexamethasone injection (steroid) 2,552 $0 $1
Injection, granisetron hydrochloride, 100 mcg 1,590 $0 $24
Complete blood count (CBC) with differential 921 $7 $36
Blood draw (venipuncture) 915 $8 $20
Anti-nausea injection (Aloxi/palonosetron) 810 $1 $114
Comprehensive metabolic blood panel 664 $10 $64
Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein 662 $11 $108
Injection, magnesium sulfate, per 500 mg 452 $1 $6
Injection, gemcitabine hydrochloride, not otherwise specified, 200 mg 414 $3 $373
Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less 389 $98 $707
Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less 300 $45 $313
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) 286 $90 $368
Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less 280 $22 $157
Injection, zoledronic acid, 1 mg 272 $6 $431
Injection, iron dextran, 50 mg 270 $13 $43
Ferritin level test (iron stores) 267 $13 $60
Iron level test 267 $6 $27
Iron binding capacity test 267 $8 $35
Injection, pegfilgrastim, excludes biosimilar, 0.5 mg 240 $85 $1,348
Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level 235 $6 $31
Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour 223 $15 $100
Measurement of immunoglobulin light chains 206 $17 $60
Drug injection, under skin or into muscle 191 $11 $96
Immunoglobulin level test 180 $9 $56
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) 150 $58 $250
Injection, potassium chloride, per 2 meq 125 $0 $1
Magnesium level test 118 $7 $29
Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg 113 $1 $7
Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg 111 $134 $3,675
Reticulated (young) platelet measurement 107 $35 $143
Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour 107 $21 $161
Ct scan of chest with contrast 94 $49 $821
Intensity modulated treatment delivery, single or multiple fields/arcs,via narrow spatially and temporally modulated beams, binary, dynamic mlc, per treatment session 94 $272 $2,762
Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc 94 $2 $19
Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein, 1 hour or less 92 $49 $344
Injection, methylprednisolone sodium succinate, up to 40 mg 85 $3 $14
CT scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast 76 $167 $1,067
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) 72 $122 $496
Administration of hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle 68 $24 $145
Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle 61 $47 $211
Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count 58 $4 $22
Complete blood count (CBC), automated 58 $6 $34
Protein measurement, serum 56 $11 $99
Immunologic analysis technique on serum 56 $29 $108
Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation) 56 $22 $160
Unclassified drugs 52 $1 $8
Infusion into a vein for hydration, 31-60 minutes 49 $24 $256
Infusion, normal saline solution, sterile (500 ml = 1 unit) 48 $1 $19
Basic metabolic blood panel 46 $8 $49
Red blood count, automated test 40 $4 $23
Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein using push technique 39 $41 $289
Irrigation of implanted venous access drug delivery device 37 $18 $114
Infusion into a vein for hydration, each additional hour 36 $9 $75
New patient office visit (45-59 min) 32 $121 $565
Urinalysis with microscopic exam 27 $3 $28
New patient office visit (30-44 min) 24 $71 $372
Drawing of blood for a medical problem 21 $59 $264
Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg 21 $1 $17
Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries 20 $90 $657
Application of on-body injector for under skin injection 19 $14 $96
Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan 18 $1,109 $4,802
Radiation treatment delivery,3 or more separate treatment areas, custom blocking, tangential ports, wedges, rotational beam, compensators, electron beam; 11-19 mev 18 $178 $700
New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) 17 $164 $709
Ct scan of soft tissue of neck with contrast 16 $74 $658
CT scan of chest, without contrast 14 $56 $686
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.
1.0% high complexity
93.4% medium
5.5% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$114,415
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $16,345/year across 7 years
Top 1% in TX for internal medicine
21
Companies
187
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.

Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$96,414 (84.3%)
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$15,971 (14.0%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$2,030 (1.8%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$35
2023
$153
2022
$684
2021
$1,429
2020
$2,529
2019
$68,698
2018
$40,887

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$58,968
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$25,907
GENZYME CORPORATION
$11,416
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$6,081
PFIZER INC.
$5,727
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$4,362
Boston Scientific Corporation
$522
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$237
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
$224
Genentech USA, Inc.
$184
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$139
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$125
Lilly USA, LLC
$122
Exelixis Inc.
$110
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$107
AbbVie, Inc.
$95
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$33
Celgene Corporation
$18
Abbott Laboratories
$16
Seagen Inc.
$12
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$12
Top 3 companies account for 84.2% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Axium INS DRG IPG · BOSULIF · Cabometyx · DARZALEX · EMPLICITI · Empaveli · Erleada · ICLUSIG · IMBRUVICA · IMFINZI · KEYTRUDA · LC Bead LUMI 40 - 90 · LIBTAYO · LIBTAYO CEMIPLIMAB-RWLC INJECTION · LORBRENA · LYNPARZA · NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED · OPDIVO · PADCEV · Perjeta · REBLOZYL · Rituxan · SOLIRIS · TRUSELECT · TheraSphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 10 GBq · ULTOMIRIS · Ultomiris · Venclexta · XALKORI · Xofigo
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 →

The majority of payments (84%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in internal medicine and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 1% for internal medicine in TX.

Equivalent to $114 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Internal medicine physicians within 10 mi
842
Per 100K population
130.8
County median income
$108,309
Nearest hospital
ROUND ROCK MEDICAL CENTER
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. Ashworth is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 0% in TX), with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 1% of TX peers, with 15 years of NPI registration.

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. Ashworth experienced with iron sucrose injection (venofer)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Ashworth performed 33,000 iron sucrose injection (venofer) 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. Ashworth receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Ashworth received a total of $114,415 from 21 companies across 187 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. Ashworth's costs compare to other internal medicine physicians in Round Rock?
Dr. Ashworth's average Medicare payment per service is $9. 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. Ashworth) 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 →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →