Dr. Nathan Wright, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Wright
Dr. Nathan Wright is an internal medicine specialist in Texarkana, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Wright performed 16,603 Medicare services across 6,389 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Wright received a total of $1,427 from 31 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 89 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. Wright 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 1,772 | $61 | $144 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 1,405 | $8 | $20 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,264 | $85 | $245 |
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 1,260 | $18 | $25 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 1,196 | $8 | $48 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 1,180 | $10 | $105 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 1,151 | $16 | $86 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 1,148 | $13 | $90 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 1,111 | $3 | $28 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 718 | $1 | $7 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 697 | $9 | $61 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 507 | $6 | $59 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 487 | $5 | $22 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 388 | $64 | $175 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 184 | $62 | $149 |
| Urine culture, bacterial identification | 167 | $8 | $42 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 159 | $100 | $255 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 144 | $121 | $220 |
| Bacterial culture, aerobic | 116 | $8 | $40 |
| Antibiotic sensitivity test | 116 | $8 | $58 |
| 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 | 110 | $38 | $155 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 104 | $10 | $42 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 101 | $19 | $79 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 78 | $30 | $35 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 76 | $72 | $75 |
| 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 | 75 | $79 | $200 |
| 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 | 68 | $31 | $110 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 65 | $15 | $70 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 63 | $53 | $232 |
| Folic acid level test | 53 | $14 | $79 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 50 | $8 | $88 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 49 | $13 | $52 |
| Iron level test | 49 | $6 | $39 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 49 | $10 | $76 |
| Transferrin (iron binding protein) level | 48 | $12 | $50 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 40 | $15 | $44 |
| Sed rate test (inflammation marker) | 32 | $3 | $26 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 29 | $154 | $280 |
| C-reactive protein test (inflammation marker) | 27 | $5 | $23 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 26 | $54 | $324 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 25 | $97 | $315 |
| Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), total | 24 | $7 | $40 |
| Magnesium level test | 20 | $7 | $37 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 18 | $282 | $325 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 17 | $23 | $71 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 17 | $30 | $45 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 16 | $24 | $66 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 16 | $38 | $150 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 15 | $215 | $395 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | 14 | $42 | $115 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 13 | $25 | $132 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 12 | $17 | $120 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 12 | $161 | $325 |
| Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level | 11 | $38 | $171 |
| Analysis for antibody, treponema pallidum | 11 | $13 | $50 |
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. Wright is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 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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