Dr. Scott Bassett, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Bassett
Dr. Scott Bassett is an internal medicine specialist in The Woodlands, TX, with 16 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bassett performed 2,365 Medicare services across 1,927 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bassett received a total of $40,208 from 40 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 386 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Bassett 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) | 360 | $84 | $256 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 303 | $10 | $30 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 240 | $41 | $122 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 186 | $57 | $182 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 144 | $139 | $393 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 137 | $87 | $236 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 126 | $16 | $42 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 107 | $271 | $721 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 103 | $93 | $263 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 92 | $30 | $915 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 71 | $58 | $158 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) | 67 | $21 | $72 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 63 | $10 | $58 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 53 | $104 | $336 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 51 | $11 | $28 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 44 | $11 | $28 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 42 | $191 | $586 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 41 | $24 | $112 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 29 | $22 | $60 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 26 | $48 | $142 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 17 | $135 | $351 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 17 | $51 | $182 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 16 | $570 | $3,018 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 15 | $75 | $226 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 15 | $119 | $361 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (57%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for internal medicine in TX.
Geographic Context
4.2 mi
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. Bassett is a cardiac imaging specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 15% in TX), with consulting-driven industry engagement in the top 3% of TX peers, with 16 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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