Dr. Paula Bryant, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Bryant
Dr. Paula Bryant is an internal medicine specialist in Tomball, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Bryant performed 2,056 Medicare services across 1,353 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Bryant received a total of $4,205 from 33 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 229 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. Bryant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 283 | $0 | $7 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 226 | $64 | $610 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 140 | $10 | $94 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 133 | $49 | $525 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 132 | $8 | $69 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 89 | $10 | $86 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 82 | $13 | $119 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 82 | $16 | $149 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 75 | $84 | $894 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 57 | $0 | $5 |
| 2019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-r | 51 | $74 | $800 |
| Vitamin D level test | 46 | $29 | $263 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 41 | $9 | $137 |
| Testosterone (hormone) level, total | 34 | $25 | $229 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 34 | $9 | $80 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 33 | $3 | $28 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 33 | $16 | $132 |
| Detection test by immunofluorescent technique for influenza a virus | 32 | $15 | $129 |
| Detection test by immunofluorescent technique for influenza b virus | 31 | $12 | $107 |
| Testosterone (hormone) level, free | 29 | $25 | $226 |
| Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, free | 28 | $18 | $164 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 26 | $17 | $151 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 25 | $24 | $118 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 24 | $130 | $958 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 23 | $15 | $134 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 23 | $65 | $229 |
| Microsomal antibodies (autoantibody) measurement | 22 | $14 | $129 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 22 | $43 | $371 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | 21 | $35 | $800 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 18 | $59 | $890 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 17 | $6 | $51 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 17 | $5 | $46 |
| Measurement of total estradiol (hormone) | 15 | $27 | $248 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for strep (streptococcus, group a), amplified probe technique | 15 | $32 | $312 |
| Infectious disease DNA/RNA test | 15 | $34 | $312 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 15 | $100 | $1,352 |
| Gonadotropin, follicle stimulating (reproductive hormone) level | 14 | $18 | $165 |
| Sed rate test (inflammation marker) | 14 | $3 | $24 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple types influenza virus | 14 | $87 | $766 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 13 | $18 | $164 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 12 | $14 | $169 |
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 (99%) 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. Bryant is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 17% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 19% of TX peers, with 19 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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