Dr. Alexander Rowland, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Rowland
Dr. Alexander Rowland is a surgery of the hand in San Antonio, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Rowland performed 3,577 Medicare services across 1,820 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Rowland received a total of $4,481 from 11 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 35 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in surgery of the hand. 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. Rowland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 1,569 | $1 | $25 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 507 | $91 | $262 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 215 | $37 | $131 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 156 | $107 | $400 |
| X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | 148 | $27 | $89 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | 142 | $31 | $102 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 137 | $40 | $133 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 124 | $64 | $178 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 80 | $86 | $267 |
| X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views | 57 | $28 | $90 |
| Incision of tendon covering of finger | 55 | $161 | $2,670 |
| Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass | 54 | $18 | $25 |
| Application of elbow to finger cast | 53 | $68 | $169 |
| Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope | 50 | $358 | $2,703 |
| X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views | 32 | $24 | $90 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | 30 | $31 | $117 |
| Cast supplies, short arm splint, adult (11 years +), fiberglass | 29 | $11 | $16 |
| Mri scan of arm joint without contrast | 25 | $109 | $680 |
| Application of nonmoveable forearm to hand splint | 18 | $44 | $125 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 18 | $69 | $262 |
| Treatment of 2 broken lower forearm bone pieces on thumb side inside wrist joint with placement of stabilizing device | 16 | $632 | $4,038 |
| Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | 14 | $98 | $645 |
| Release and/or relocation of elbow nerve | 13 | $445 | $2,892 |
| Transfer of tendon to back of hand | 12 | $359 | $3,594 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | 12 | $31 | $95 |
| Mri scan of arm without contrast | 11 | $154 | $834 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2022 ↗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 (2022)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (72%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in surgery of the hand and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
Geographic Context
3.7 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 2022 |
| 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. Rowland is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 12% in TX), and speaking/promotional 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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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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