Dr. Laura Durling, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Durling
Dr. Laura Durling is an internal medicine specialist in Shenandoah, TX, with 14 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Durling performed 6,564 Medicare services across 4,199 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Durling received a total of $4,479 from 46 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 236 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal 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. Durling 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) | 761 | $84 | $894 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 608 | $10 | $94 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 559 | $8 | $69 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 516 | $10 | $86 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 490 | $13 | $119 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 444 | $16 | $149 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 442 | $9 | $80 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 431 | $41 | $525 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 392 | $53 | $610 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 261 | $124 | $958 |
| Vitamin D level test | 196 | $29 | $263 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 175 | $37 | $418 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 159 | $30 | $325 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 110 | $6 | $51 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 109 | $5 | $46 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 86 | $37 | $519 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 75 | $15 | $134 |
| Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, free | 69 | $18 | $164 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 59 | $3 | $28 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 52 | $15 | $169 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 49 | $13 | $121 |
| Iron level test | 49 | $6 | $58 |
| Transferrin (iron binding protein) level | 49 | $12 | $113 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 41 | $18 | $164 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 40 | $8 | $137 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 38 | $29 | $250 |
| Folic acid level test | 33 | $14 | $131 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 26 | $14 | $157 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 23 | $10 | $140 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone sodium succinate, up to 125 mg | 23 | $3 | $56 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 21 | $16 | $207 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 20 | $8 | $75 |
| Uric acid level test | 19 | $4 | $40 |
| Detection test by immunofluorescent technique for influenza b virus | 18 | $12 | $107 |
| Detection test by immunofluorescent technique for influenza a virus | 18 | $16 | $129 |
| Magnesium level test | 16 | $7 | $60 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 16 | $158 | $1,371 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | 15 | $35 | $800 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 15 | $16 | $132 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 15 | $68 | $890 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple types influenza virus | 13 | $94 | $766 |
| 2019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-r | 13 | $68 | $800 |
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 ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
4.2 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. Durling is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 18% of TX peers.
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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