Dr. Stephen Kraus, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Kraus
Dr. Stephen Kraus is an urology physician in San Antonio, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kraus performed 5,559 Medicare services across 931 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kraus received a total of $428,378 from 29 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 725 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in urology physician. 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. Kraus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botox injection, per unit | 4,600 | $5 | $19 |
| Non-needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles at bladder and bowel openings | 125 | $23 | $164 |
| Electronic assessment of bladder emptying | 106 | $5 | $36 |
| Insertion of device into abdomen with pressure and urine flow rate study | 106 | $114 | $433 |
| Complex measurement of pressure of urine flow in bladder with voiding pressure studies | 104 | $217 | $885 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 86 | $85 | $313 |
| Automated urinalysis | 77 | $2 | $7 |
| Bladder ultrasound after voiding | 71 | $8 | $31 |
| Review by radiologist of urinary bladder and urethra images with contrast and after passing urine | 54 | $68 | $268 |
| Injection procedure for imaging of bladder during voiding | 48 | $83 | $634 |
| Exam with injections of chemical for destruction of bladder using an endoscope | 28 | $284 | $1,138 |
| Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | 26 | $170 | $696 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 23 | $116 | $406 |
| Electronic analysis of implanted neurostimulator generator with complex spinal cord or peripheral nerve stimulator programming | 20 | $44 | $165 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 20 | $18 | $56 |
| Test for tone and sensation of rectum and anus | 18 | $177 | $674 |
| Study of rectum sensitivity and function | 18 | $125 | $470 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 16 | $66 | $222 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 13 | $132 | $437 |
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 (86%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in urology physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 1% for urology physician 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. Kraus is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 21% in TX), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 1%), 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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