Dr. Matthew Jepson
What this data tells you about Dr. Jepson
Dr. Matthew Jepson is an internal medicine specialist in Temple, TX, with 11 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Jepson performed 5,172 Medicare services across 3,894 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Jepson received a total of $2,984 from 27 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 142 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. Jepson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 895 | $10 | $60 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 665 | $81 | $206 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 651 | $130 | $278 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 310 | $113 | $541 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 261 | $43 | $157 |
| Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | 255 | $28 | $144 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 253 | $19 | $85 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 243 | $146 | $398 |
| Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 150 | $14 | $79 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 137 | $92 | $518 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 125 | $237 | $1,017 |
| Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | 119 | $9 | $45 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 114 | $15 | $70 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 89 | $11 | $47 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 84 | $108 | $568 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 82 | $69 | $1,100 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 77 | $82 | $434 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 69 | $33 | $195 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 67 | $15 | $69 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 67 | $13 | $79 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 62 | $48 | $277 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 55 | $90 | $202 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 50 | $113 | $658 |
| Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | 43 | $130 | $623 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) | 34 | $20 | $161 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 30 | $67 | $139 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 30 | $128 | $393 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 29 | $61 | $141 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 28 | $92 | $268 |
| Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin | 24 | $61 | $282 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 22 | $75 | $390 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 20 | $89 | $320 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 19 | $56 | $254 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 13 | $81 | $334 |
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.
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. Jepson is a cardiac & electrophysiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement.
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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