Dr. Darren Arnecke, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Arnecke
Dr. Darren Arnecke is an internal medicine specialist in Sulphur Springs, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Arnecke performed 4,903 Medicare services across 2,918 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Arnecke received a total of $1,339 from 25 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 59 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. Arnecke 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) | 775 | $83 | $150 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 660 | $8 | $9 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 476 | $60 | $100 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 427 | $38 | $65 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 423 | $9 | $20 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 418 | $60 | $100 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 310 | $125 | $250 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 258 | $8 | $36 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 171 | $84 | $185 |
| 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 | 162 | $30 | $76 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | 143 | $6 | $32 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 141 | $5 | $36 |
| Nursing facility visit, low complexity | 97 | $54 | $85 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 80 | $3 | $5 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 78 | $77 | $100 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 39 | $130 | $517 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 36 | $122 | $200 |
| 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 | 34 | $38 | $99 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 27 | $59 | $111 |
| Initial nursing facility care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | 27 | $62 | $125 |
| Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 27 | $92 | $135 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 26 | $91 | $266 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow | 24 | $81 | $171 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 15 | $99 | $348 |
| Nursing facility visit, moderate complexity | 15 | $83 | $113 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 14 | $214 | $350 |
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 (98%) 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. Arnecke is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 7% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 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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