Dr. Jordan Buess, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Buess
Dr. Jordan Buess is an internal medicine specialist in Tyler, TX, with 9 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Buess performed 33,207 Medicare services across 1,333 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Buess received a total of $3,135 from 39 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 103 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. Buess 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron infusion (Feraheme) | 7,140 | $0 | $5 |
| Oxaliplatin chemotherapy injection | 6,500 | $0 | $33 |
| Pembrolizumab injection (Keytruda) | 6,000 | $44 | $139 |
| Iron sucrose injection (Venofer) | 4,200 | $0 | $2 |
| Paclitaxel chemotherapy injection | 3,152 | $0 | $8 |
| Immune globulin infusion (Octagam) | 1,290 | $35 | $235 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 1,033 | $0 | $1 |
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 960 | $19 | $68 |
| Injection, granisetron hydrochloride, 100 mcg | 320 | $0 | $24 |
| Injection, leucovorin calcium, per 50 mg | 292 | $4 | $25 |
| Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein | 247 | $12 | $108 |
| Injection, fluorouracil, 500 mg | 184 | $2 | $13 |
| Anti-nausea injection (Aloxi/palonosetron) | 180 | $1 | $114 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 166 | $98 | $707 |
| Injection, gemcitabine hydrochloride, not otherwise specified, 200 mg | 117 | $3 | $373 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 116 | $8 | $20 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 110 | $10 | $64 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 106 | $7 | $36 |
| Injection, zoledronic acid, 1 mg | 100 | $6 | $431 |
| Injection, carboplatin, 50 mg | 88 | $2 | $300 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 78 | $22 | $157 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 71 | $48 | $313 |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | 62 | $1 | $7 |
| Injection, magnesium sulfate, per 500 mg | 58 | $1 | $6 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 48 | $11 | $96 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour | 47 | $21 | $161 |
| Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 46 | $55 | $211 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 46 | $137 | $496 |
| Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein, 1 hour or less | 44 | $49 | $344 |
| Injection, fosnetupitant 235 mg and palonosetron 0.25 mg | 38 | $366 | $1,722 |
| Iron level test | 29 | $6 | $27 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 29 | $8 | $35 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 28 | $13 | $60 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 28 | $6 | $31 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 28 | $168 | $709 |
| Unclassified drugs | 26 | $1 | $8 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 26 | $2 | $19 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour | 25 | $16 | $100 |
| Chemotherapy administration, intravenous infusion technique; initiation of infusion in the office/clinic setting using office/clinic pump/supplies, with continuation of the infusion in the community setting (e.g., home, domiciliary, rest home or assisted l | 20 | $124 | $500 |
| Magnesium level test | 19 | $7 | $29 |
| Red blood count, automated test | 19 | $4 | $23 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis concurrent with another infusion | 18 | $15 | $94 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 15 | $15 | $76 |
| Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein using push technique | 15 | $42 | $289 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 15 | $120 | $565 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 15 | $98 | $368 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 13 | $62 | $250 |
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 (69%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
3.0 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. Buess is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement.
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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