Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Scott Bassett, M.D.

Internal Medicine · The Woodlands, TX
Practice pattern: Cardiac Imaging — Practice with significant diagnostic imaging and stress testing
Consulting-driven
9305 PINECROFT DR, The Woodlands, TX 77380
7138977221
In practice since 2009 (16 years)
NPI: 1073847042 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Bassett from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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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.

✓ 16 years in practice ▲ Top 15% volume in TX $40,208 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
2,365
Medicare services
Top 15% in TX for internal medicine
1,927
Unique beneficiaries
$71
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~148 Medicare services per year of practice

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
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
9.8% high complexity
25.8% medium
64.4% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$40,208
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $5,744/year across 7 years
Top 3% in TX for internal medicine
40
Companies
386
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$22,781 (56.7%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$17,415 (43.3%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$12 (0.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$3,332
2023
$1,364
2022
$4,339
2021
$24,358
2020
$775
2019
$1,838
2018
$4,203

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
ATRICURE, INC.
$22,928
Abbott Laboratories
$5,059
Boston Scientific Corporation
$3,347
Medtronic, Inc.
$2,309
AtriCure, Inc.
$964
BIOTRONIK INC.
$864
Inari Medical, Inc.
$460
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$413
CVRx, Inc.
$411
ABIOMED
$389
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$331
PFIZER INC.
$316
Amgen Inc.
$292
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$237
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$213
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$185
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$152
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$150
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$147
EKOS Corporation
$129
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$124
CardioFocus, Inc.
$98
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$97
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$95
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$82
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$65
Tactile Systems Technology Inc
$63
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$48
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$38
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$37
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$25
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$24
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$22
Lundbeck LLC
$20
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$18
GE HEALTHCARE
$15
Philips North America LLC
$14
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$13
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$11
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$2
Top 3 companies account for 77.9% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(CK7) Extended Holter · ABRE · ANDEXXA · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN · Acticor · Allure CRT Pacemaker · Asahi Fielder coronary guide wire · Assurity Pacemaker · BIOMONITOR · BRILINTA · Barostim Neo System · BodyGuardian · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · CARDIVA VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F · CONFIRM RX · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · CRT Leads · CardioMEMS HF System · Confirm Rx · Connectivity and Remote care · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · Durata Defibrillation ICD Lead · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · EKOSONIC · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · EP-WorkMate Claris System · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · EUPHORA · Edora · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System · EnSite X · Ensite Cardiac Mapping System · FLEXITOUCH · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · Flexitouch Plus · GENERAL - TACHY · ICDs · IN.PACT Admiral · Impella · JARDIANCE · KENGREAL · LEQVIO · LEXISCAN · LINQ II · LUX-DX · LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor · Leadless Pacemaker · LifeVest · Livalo · MRI Ready Leads · MULTAQ · MediGuide Technology · Merlin Connectivity and Remote · Mitra Clip system · MitraClip System · NA · NEXLETOL · NORTHERA · ONYX FRONTIER · OPSUMIT MACITENTAN · OPTIMIZER · PRADAXA · PRALUENT · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · Pacemakers · Pacing Leads · QDOT MICRO Catheter · Quadra Allure MP RF CRT Pacemkr · Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator · Quartet CRT Lead · RESOLUTE ONYX · Repatha · Resolute · Reveal LINQ · Rivacor 7 DR-T · S · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · Selectra · TELESCOPE · VERQUVO · VIGILANT · VersaCross Access Solution · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN FLX · XARELTO · Zero Gravity
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

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.

Equivalent to $1,700 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Internal medicine physicians within 10 mi
711
Per 100K population
108.6
County median income
$97,266
Nearest hospital
HOUSTON METHODIST THE WOODLANDS HOSPITAL
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 →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Bassett experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Bassett performed 360 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Bassett receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Bassett received a total of $40,208 from 40 companies across 386 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Bassett's costs compare to other internal medicine physicians in The Woodlands?
Dr. Bassett's average Medicare payment per service is $71. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Bassett) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →