Dr. Michelle Ashworth, M.D.
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.
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) | 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 |
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 (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.
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. 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 →
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