Dr. Polly Knight, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Knight
Dr. Polly Knight is a family medicine in Van Alstyne, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Knight performed 2,254 Medicare services across 1,231 unique beneficiaries.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Knight is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 572 | $83 | $238 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 556 | $8 | $17 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 218 | $60 | $168 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 161 | $124 | $160 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 136 | $1 | $9 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 114 | $16 | $99 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 109 | $25 | $26 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 107 | $72 | $120 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | 59 | $35 | $85 |
| Automated urinalysis | 46 | $2 | $20 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 42 | $11 | $65 |
| Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | 31 | $12 | $76 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 29 | $271 | $876 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 28 | $30 | $43 |
| 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 | 19 | $38 | $74 |
| Colorectal cancer screening; fecal occult blood test, immunoassay, 1-3 simultaneous | 15 | $18 | $52 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 12 | $11 | $51 |
Geographic Context
11.4 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | — No payments | N/A |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 3 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Knight is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 11% in TX), with 19 years of practice experience.
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 ↗, 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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