Dr. Armistead Wellford, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Wellford
Dr. Armistead Wellford is a cardiovascular disease in San Antonio, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Wellford performed 4,481 Medicare services across 2,998 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Wellford received a total of $10,079 from 23 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 98 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Wellford 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) | 909 | $86 | $298 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 875 | $10 | $58 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 749 | $59 | $202 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 353 | $44 | $155 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 229 | $322 | $1,360 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 229 | $132 | $735 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 194 | $8 | $9 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 175 | $46 | $272 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 123 | $48 | $550 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 105 | $10 | $45 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 103 | $4 | $15 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 83 | $17 | $70 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 82 | $128 | $401 |
| Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 67 | $8 | $44 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 50 | $107 | $456 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 49 | $91 | $289 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 45 | $134 | $701 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 24 | $61 | $202 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 20 | $56 | $299 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 17 | $9 | $77 |
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 (64%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in cardiovascular disease and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
Geographic Context
4.8 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. Wellford is a cardiac & electrophysiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 21% 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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