Dr. Benjamin Perry, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Perry
Dr. Benjamin Perry is a family medicine in Waco, TX, with 14 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Perry performed 7,353 Medicare services across 5,263 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Perry received a total of $517 from 14 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 33 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. Perry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 878 | $8 | $21 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 660 | $78 | $184 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 629 | $8 | $42 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 606 | $10 | $90 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 516 | $16 | $68 |
| Magnesium level test | 398 | $7 | $25 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 380 | $75 | $152 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 373 | $13 | $75 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 373 | $124 | $142 |
| Vitamin D level test | 346 | $29 | $184 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 315 | $10 | $47 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 278 | $127 | $247 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 148 | $3 | $26 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 133 | $15 | $67 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 125 | $72 | $116 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 125 | $30 | $47 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 116 | $6 | $41 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 116 | $5 | $27 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 64 | $8 | $52 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 59 | $9 | $63 |
| Folic acid level test | 57 | $14 | $72 |
| Iron level test | 53 | $6 | $29 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 53 | $9 | $36 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 52 | $36 | $357 |
| 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 | 51 | $29 | $47 |
| Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | 51 | $22 | $65 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 46 | $138 | $368 |
| Automated urinalysis | 45 | $2 | $16 |
| 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 | 45 | $39 | $126 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 42 | $9 | $47 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | 36 | $13 | $66 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 33 | $20 | $112 |
| Uric acid level test | 29 | $4 | $26 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 23 | $151 | $262 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 21 | $30 | $47 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 21 | $19 | $32 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza | 19 | $54 | $100 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 13 | $283 | $390 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with tracing | 13 | $4 | $74 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 12 | $28 | $103 |
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
7.4 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. Perry is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in TX), and 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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