Dr. Andrew Skabelund, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Skabelund
Dr. Andrew Skabelund is an internal medicine specialist in Tyler, TX, with 17 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Skabelund performed 3,509 Medicare services across 2,317 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Skabelund received a total of $3,036 from 25 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 140 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. Skabelund 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, high complexity | 788 | $93 | $239 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 608 | $73 | $289 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 266 | $7 | $131 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | 264 | $9 | $123 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 263 | $8 | $126 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 259 | $97 | $375 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 252 | $60 | $159 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 136 | $167 | $898 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 127 | $134 | $441 |
| Test for exercise-induced lung stress | 89 | $17 | $76 |
| Counseling visit to discuss need for lung cancer screening using low dose ct scan (ldct) (service is for eligibility determination and shared decision making) | 57 | $25 | $64 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, more than 10 minutes | 54 | $24 | $64 |
| Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | 53 | $82 | $1,116 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 53 | $108 | $406 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 46 | $50 | $204 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 44 | $59 | $251 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | 30 | $12 | $35 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 28 | $6 | $60 |
| Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | 22 | $25 | $888 |
| Aspiration of initial secretion of lung airway using an endoscope | 20 | $81 | $949 |
| Exam of lung airways using an endoscope | 19 | $0 | $964 |
| Ultrasound scan of chest | 19 | $22 | $196 |
| Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe | 12 | $113 | $1,309 |
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. Skabelund is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 10% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 17 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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