Dr. Jon Tarpley, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Tarpley
Dr. Jon Tarpley is a family medicine in Texarkana, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Tarpley performed 9,335 Medicare services across 5,073 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Tarpley received a total of $3,865 from 31 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 250 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. Tarpley 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) | 1,150 | $85 | $245 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 1,111 | $8 | $20 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 774 | $8 | $48 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 735 | $10 | $105 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 659 | $13 | $90 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 432 | $1 | $7 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 396 | $64 | $175 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 391 | $3 | $28 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 315 | $10 | $61 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 310 | $16 | $86 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 254 | $10 | $42 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 201 | $9 | $52 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 200 | $16 | $45 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 172 | $0 | $14 |
| Vitamin D level test | 163 | $29 | $248 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 134 | $30 | $35 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 130 | $72 | $76 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 122 | $1 | $16 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 121 | $15 | $70 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 120 | $8 | $88 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 103 | $6 | $59 |
| Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen | 101 | $50 | $100 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 100 | $14 | $44 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 94 | $120 | $220 |
| Urine culture, bacterial identification | 86 | $8 | $42 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 79 | $9 | $76 |
| Uric acid level test | 74 | $4 | $24 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 67 | $19 | $79 |
| Bacterial culture, aerobic | 49 | $8 | $40 |
| Antibiotic sensitivity test | 49 | $8 | $58 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 35 | $30 | $45 |
| Colorectal cancer screening; fecal occult blood test, immunoassay, 1-3 simultaneous | 35 | $18 | $45 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 32 | $0 | $17 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 29 | $21 | $71 |
| Cortisol (hormone) measurement, total | 28 | $15 | $63 |
| Screening test for pathogenic organisms | 27 | $6 | $27 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 27 | $16 | $45 |
| Blood glucose (sugar) level | 24 | $4 | $24 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 24 | $282 | $325 |
| Sed rate test (inflammation marker) | 23 | $3 | $26 |
| Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | 22 | $8 | $40 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 21 | $17 | $120 |
| Liver function blood test panel | 20 | $8 | $90 |
| Iron level test | 20 | $6 | $39 |
| Transferrin (iron binding protein) level | 20 | $12 | $50 |
| Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level, total | 19 | $6 | $29 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 19 | $18 | $79 |
| Red blood count, automated test | 19 | $4 | $25 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 18 | $13 | $52 |
| Lipase (fat enzyme) level | 18 | $7 | $34 |
| Amylase (enzyme) level | 17 | $6 | $33 |
| Parathyroid hormone level test | 17 | $40 | $163 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 17 | $154 | $325 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | 16 | $21 | $75 |
| Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level | 16 | $38 | $171 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 15 | $17 | $66 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 14 | $10 | $61 |
| Foot X-ray, 3+ views | 13 | $17 | $45 |
| X-ray series of abdomen with single x-ray of chest | 13 | $18 | $65 |
| Coagulation function measurement, d-dimer; quantitative | 13 | $9 | $60 |
| Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent | 12 | $131 | $170 |
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
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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. Tarpley is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 16%), with 20 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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