Dr. Juanita Sprute, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Sprute
Dr. Juanita Sprute is a family medicine in San Antonio, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Sprute performed 9,718 Medicare services across 6,657 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Sprute received a total of $387 from 6 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 9 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. 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. Sprute 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 646 | $8 | $9 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 607 | $6 | $6 |
| Glutamyltransferase (liver enzyme) level | 604 | $7 | $7 |
| Uric acid level test | 604 | $4 | $5 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 603 | $10 | $11 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 556 | $9 | $10 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 532 | $13 | $13 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 506 | $84 | $137 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 429 | $16 | $17 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 419 | $8 | $8 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 377 | $3 | $3 |
| Vitamin D level test | 361 | $29 | $30 |
| Annual depression screening | 358 | $17 | $18 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 349 | $120 | $123 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 347 | $17 | $18 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 333 | $54 | $97 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 296 | $0 | $0 |
| Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level, total | 266 | $6 | $7 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 224 | $9 | $9 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 152 | $9 | $18 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | 126 | $5 | $5 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 94 | $26 | $26 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 89 | $70 | $71 |
| Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine including spine fracture assessment | 75 | $49 | $51 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 64 | $19 | $19 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 60 | $9 | $16 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 56 | $49 | $79 |
| Automated urinalysis | 54 | $2 | $2 |
| Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | 46 | $4 | $4 |
| Administration and interpretation of patient-focused health risk assessment | 42 | $2 | $3 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 40 | $59 | $76 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 39 | $73 | $91 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 32 | $19 | $20 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 31 | $8 | $8 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 31 | $142 | $191 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 30 | $19 | $36 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 29 | $21 | $43 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 28 | $18 | $19 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 22 | $35 | $42 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza | 21 | $50 | $73 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 21 | $38 | $56 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 20 | $273 | $279 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 19 | $54 | $85 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 16 | $88 | $113 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 14 | $33 | $52 |
| Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent | 13 | $123 | $126 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 13 | $153 | $179 |
| Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, non-automated | 12 | $4 | $4 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 12 | $197 | $262 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2023 ↗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 (2023)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (94%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
2.9 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 2023 |
| 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. Sprute is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 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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