Dr. Kim Ross, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Ross
Dr. Kim Ross is a dermatology specialist in San Antonio, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ross performed 67,700 Medicare services across 5,805 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ross received a total of $46,530 from 49 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 533 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in dermatology. 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. Ross 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photodynamic therapy gel for precancerous skin | 42,600 | $1 | $3 |
| Allergy skin test | 4,032 | $3 | $7 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 3,196 | $5 | $13 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for placement of radiation therapy fields | 2,324 | $139 | $326 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 1 treatment area | 2,248 | $209 | $512 |
| Superficial and/or low voltage radiation treatment delivery | 2,183 | $31 | $78 |
| Allergy immunotherapy preparation | 1,850 | $12 | $29 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 1,529 | $63 | $171 |
| Allergy injection therapy, multiple injections | 1,322 | $8 | $21 |
| Test for allergy using skin patch | 1,223 | $4 | $9 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 683 | $37 | $126 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 453 | $78 | $213 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 442 | $63 | $192 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 442 | $69 | $210 |
| Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions | 393 | $147 | $361 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 362 | $38 | $105 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 275 | $123 | $318 |
| Continuing radiation therapy consultation per week | 263 | $66 | $163 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 238 | $1 | $4 |
| Application of light with debridement to destroy precancer skin growth | 208 | $202 | $533 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 197 | $38 | $96 |
| Calculation of radiation therapy dose | 170 | $51 | $124 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 97 | $33 | $107 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 94 | $87 | $252 |
| Design and construction of simple radiation treatment device | 94 | $30 | $74 |
| Simple radiation therapy planning | 86 | $56 | $133 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | 79 | $49 | $134 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 75 | $92 | $241 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 59 | $10 | $27 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 50 | $79 | $234 |
| Design and construction of intermediate radiation treatment device | 36 | $105 | $306 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | 35 | $47 | $194 |
| Punch biopsy, first skin growth | 31 | $88 | $241 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 27 | $102 | $317 |
| Biopsy of ear | 26 | $49 | $182 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 24 | $89 | $262 |
| Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.5 cm or less | 22 | $72 | $222 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | 22 | $198 | $492 |
| Punch biopsy, each additional skin growth | 21 | $46 | $114 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 21 | $125 | $338 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 19 | $206 | $559 |
| Complex radiation therapy planning | 18 | $128 | $319 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 3 or more treatment areas or any number of treatment areas where special treatment is involved | 18 | $333 | $866 |
| Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | 17 | $98 | $239 |
| Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm | 17 | $83 | $266 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 16 | $67 | $323 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 15 | $132 | $368 |
| Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm | 13 | $85 | $236 |
| Intermediate radiation therapy planning | 12 | $79 | $203 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 2 treatment areas | 12 | $327 | $837 |
| Acne surgery | 11 | $74 | $212 |
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 (49%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in dermatology and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 8% for dermatology in TX.
Geographic Context
2.8 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. Ross is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 0% in TX), with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 8% of TX peers, with 20 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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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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