Dr. Christian Cooper, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Cooper
Dr. Christian Cooper is a family medicine in Sherman, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Cooper performed 12,428 Medicare services across 8,182 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Cooper received a total of $135 from 4 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 5 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. Cooper 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) | 997 | $6 | $6 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 877 | $83 | $237 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 825 | $10 | $27 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 767 | $8 | $19 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 731 | $16 | $35 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 729 | $13 | $29 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 569 | $44 | $110 |
| Automated urinalysis | 511 | $2 | $6 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 472 | $110 | $320 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 427 | $10 | $21 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 367 | $124 | $184 |
| Magnesium level test | 356 | $7 | $14 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 318 | $18 | $28 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 270 | $9 | $33 |
| Vitamin D level test | 253 | $29 | $62 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 246 | $9 | $20 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 237 | $62 | $165 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 232 | $1 | $10 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 219 | $21 | $62 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 213 | $15 | $44 |
| Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | 194 | $15 | $34 |
| Annual depression screening | 192 | $18 | $29 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 177 | $18 | $39 |
| Flu vaccine, quadrivalent | 168 | $76 | $126 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 162 | $30 | $41 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 139 | $8 | $31 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | 135 | $6 | $14 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 135 | $5 | $12 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 117 | $8 | $56 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 106 | $0 | $43 |
| Administration of vaccine | 84 | $14 | $34 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 79 | $36 | $75 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 73 | $0 | $33 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 69 | $8 | $18 |
| Colorectal cancer screening; fecal occult blood test, immunoassay, 1-3 simultaneous | 66 | $0 | $0 |
| Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level | 62 | $38 | $80 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 62 | $36 | $86 |
| Uric acid level test | 61 | $4 | $10 |
| Respiratory infectious agent detection by rna for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid 19), influenza a, influenza b, and respiratory syncytial virus, upper respiratory specimen, each reported as detected or not detected | 54 | $140 | $287 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 43 | $29 | $37 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 40 | $13 | $29 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-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 a | 40 | $30 | $80 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 39 | $15 | $33 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 33 | $205 | $496 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 31 | $5 | $12 |
| Liver function blood test panel | 30 | $8 | $18 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 27 | $271 | $368 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 26 | $31 | $74 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 25 | $63 | $166 |
| Hepatitis c antibody screening, for individual at high risk and other covered indication(s) | 24 | $44 | $92 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 22 | $25 | $74 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 22 | $153 | $366 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 21 | $17 | $36 |
| Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent | 20 | $124 | $147 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 20 | $159 | $275 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 19 | $19 | $62 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 19 | $6 | $53 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 18 | $38 | $130 |
| Cervical or vaginal cancer screening; pelvic and clinical breast examination | 18 | $37 | $76 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ecg with 12 leads; performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination with interpretation and report | 18 | $7 | $30 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 17 | $16 | $61 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 17 | $36 | $87 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 16 | $34 | $94 |
| 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 | 16 | $40 | $103 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 16 | $159 | $291 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 15 | $40 | $100 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 13 | $19 | $39 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 12 | $144 | $387 |
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 (89%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
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. Cooper is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), and low-engagement 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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