Medicare Enrolled
Dr. C. Branch, D.O.
Family Medicine · Tyler, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
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. Branch 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. Branch
Dr. C. Branch is a family medicine in Tyler, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Branch performed 25,821 Medicare services across 11,604 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Branch received a total of $12,205 from 52 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 907 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Branch is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 20 years in practice▲ Top 0% volume in TX$ $12,205 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗25,821
Medicare services
Top 0% in TX for family medicine
11,604
Unique beneficiaries
$27
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~1,291 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 3,229 | $45 | $70 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 1,728 | $0 | $2 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 1,560 | $8 | $10 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 1,543 | $8 | $28 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 1,535 | $10 | $38 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 1,477 | $13 | $33 |
| Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated | 1,460 | $4 | $15 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 1,444 | $16 | $44 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 1,425 | $9 | $26 |
| Vitamin D level test | 1,250 | $29 | $75 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 974 | $1 | $8 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 930 | $81 | $190 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 923 | $15 | $36 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 868 | $9 | $27 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 508 | $6 | $20 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 479 | $17 | $40 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 360 | $132 | $485 |
| Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 286 | $95 | $150 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 252 | $61 | $135 |
| Injection, gadolinium-based magnetic resonance contrast agent, not otherwise specified (nos), per ml | 205 | $1 | $3 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 203 | $124 | $160 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 198 | $136 | $476 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 196 | $44 | $75 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 178 | $23 | $48 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 161 | $10 | $42 |
| Screening mammography | 140 | $122 | $230 |
| 3D screening mammography (tomosynthesis) | 139 | $51 | $150 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 136 | $36 | $180 |
| Testosterone (hormone) level, total | 121 | $25 | $56 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 111 | $30 | $35 |
| Flu vaccine, quadrivalent | 105 | $76 | $100 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 100 | $0 | $6 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 92 | $0 | $2 |
| 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 | 79 | $29 | $55 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 78 | $18 | $52 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 76 | $19 | $52 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 72 | $36 | $56 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 67 | $9 | $49 |
| Drug screening test | 66 | $61 | $100 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 61 | $127 | $390 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 60 | $315 | $665 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 60 | $45 | $194 |
| Measurement of total estradiol (hormone) | 53 | $27 | $60 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 46 | $16 | $35 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 45 | $134 | $260 |
| Progesterone (reproductive hormone) level | 40 | $20 | $47 |
| Placement of skin electrodes and measurement of stimulated sites on arms and legs | 40 | $270 | $634 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) | 34 | $41 | $75 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 32 | $28 | $60 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 32 | $24 | $61 |
| Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen | 31 | $60 | $398 |
| Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | 30 | $152 | $771 |
| Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, non-automated | 30 | $4 | $16 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 28 | $32 | $75 |
| 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 | 28 | $40 | $61 |
| Measure of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antibody | 27 | $41 | $50 |
| Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 27 | $181 | $700 |
| Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | 25 | $16 | $45 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 24 | $33 | $90 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 23 | $28 | $59 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 20 | $31 | $95 |
| Comprehensive assessment of and care planning for patients requiring chronic care management services (list separately in addition to primary monthly care management service) | 18 | $47 | $70 |
| Mri scan of brain without contrast | 17 | $152 | $792 |
| X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | 17 | $24 | $67 |
| Colorectal cancer screening; fecal occult blood test, immunoassay, 1-3 simultaneous | 17 | $18 | $28 |
| Mri scan of arm joint without contrast | 16 | $157 | $817 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 16 | $182 | $600 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 14 | $49 | $400 |
| Foot X-ray, 3+ views | 14 | $22 | $65 |
| Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level | 14 | $38 | $70 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 14 | $87 | $325 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 14 | $211 | $300 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 14 | $30 | $35 |
| Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | 13 | $161 | $815 |
| Iron level test | 13 | $6 | $21 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 13 | $9 | $25 |
| C-reactive protein test (inflammation marker) | 13 | $5 | $19 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 12 | $156 | $225 |
| Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | 11 | $147 | $971 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 11 | $134 | $487 |
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.
1.4% high complexity
14.9% medium
83.7% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$12,205
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,744/year across 7 years
Top 3% in TX for family medicine
52
Companies
907
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.
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$12,087 (99.0%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$117 (1.0%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$974
2023$1,219
2022$1,557
2021$2,340
2020$2,170
2019$2,699
2018$1,245
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Amgen Inc.
$2,100
Novo Nordisk Inc
$1,090
PFIZER INC.
$816
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$793
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$788
ABBVIE INC.
$769
AbbVie Inc.
$703
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$543
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$452
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$359
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$331
Lilly USA, LLC
$280
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$259
AbbVie, Inc.
$246
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$246
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$216
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$209
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$182
Allergan Inc.
$169
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$165
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$156
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$129
Eisai Inc.
$124
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$115
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$90
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$85
Genentech USA, Inc.
$83
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$72
Lundbeck LLC
$69
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$56
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$55
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$44
Nevro Corp.
$36
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$30
Corium, LLC
$30
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$29
Allergan, Inc.
$29
MAYNE PHARMA COMMERCIAL LLC
$25
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$24
Nestle HealthCare Nutrition Inc.
$23
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$23
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$19
Radius Health, Inc.
$19
Antares Pharma, Inc.
$16
ASSERTIO THERAPEUTICS, Inc.
$16
Exact Sciences Corporation
$15
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$14
Almatica Pharma LLC
$14
ITI, Inc.
$13
Sanofi Pasteur Inc.
$13
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$13
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 32.8% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AIMOVIG · AJOVY · AUSTEDO · Aimovig · Azstarys · BELSOMRA · BEVESPI AEROSPHERE · CAPLYTA · CHANTIX · CREON · Cambia · Cologuard Collection Kit · Corlanor · Dayvigo · ELIQUIS · EMGALITY · ENTRESTO · EUCRISA · EVENITY · Esbriet · FARXIGA · FLUZONE HIGH-DOSE · GEMTESA · Horizant · INJECTAFER · INVOKANA · JANUMET XR · JANUVIA · JARDIANCE · KRYSTEXXA · Kerendia · LEQVIO · LINZESS · LONHALA MAGNAIR · LYRICA · Livalo · MOUNJARO · MYRBETRIQ · Myrbetriq · NAPRELAN · NEXLETOL · NEXLIZET · NURTEC ODT · Omnia · Otezla · Ozempic · PREVNAR 20 · Prolia · QULIPTA · QUVIVIQ · REXULTI · REYVOW · RYBELSUS · Repatha · Rybelsus · SOLIQUA · STEGLATRO · SUNOSI · SYMBICORT · Saxenda · Synthroid · TEPEZZA · TRULICITY · Tresiba · Trintellix · Tymlos · UBRELVY · VIBERZI · VRAYLAR · VYEPTI · Vascepa · Wegovy · XARELTO · XIFAXAN · XYOSTED · XYREM · Xyrem · Yupelri · ZENPEP
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 →
Most payments (99%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for family medicine in TX.
Equivalent to $47 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Family Medicines within 10 mi
165
Per 100K population
69.3
County median income
$71,923
Nearest hospital
UT HEALTH EAST TEXAS TYLER REGIONAL HOSPITAL
0.0 mi
0.0 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. Branch is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 0% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 3%), with 20 years of practice experience.
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. Branch experienced with chronic care management, first 20 min/month?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Branch performed 3,229 chronic care management, first 20 min/month 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. Branch receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Branch received a total of $12,205 from 52 companies across 907 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. Branch's costs compare to other family medicines in Tyler?
Dr. Branch's average Medicare payment per service is $27. 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. Branch) 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 →
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