Dr. Clay Barbin, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Barbin
Dr. Clay Barbin is an interventional cardiology in Waco, TX, with 12 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Barbin performed 4,197 Medicare services across 3,070 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Barbin received a total of $10,633 from 38 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 229 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. 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. Barbin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,263 | $89 | $140 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 635 | $10 | $140 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 376 | $44 | $70 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 203 | $46 | $114 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 186 | $62 | $142 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 150 | $140 | $1,558 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 149 | $119 | $228 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 123 | $134 | $353 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 114 | $51 | $593 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 111 | $10 | $76 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 95 | $36 | $183 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 93 | $5 | $52 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 91 | $262 | $355 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 67 | $46 | $537 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 62 | $1,817 | $6,891 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 55 | $136 | $520 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 52 | $2 | $113 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 51 | $181 | $4,269 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 49 | $35 | $101 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 46 | $81 | $488 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 46 | $14 | $176 |
| Coronary stent placement | 40 | $416 | $4,602 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | 29 | $1,050 | $2,718 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 25 | $46 | $642 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 22 | $84 | $487 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 19 | $254 | $5,111 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 12 | $87 | $186 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 11 | $9 | $210 |
| Insertion of tube in right heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 11 | $204 | $2,999 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 11 | $196 | $4,977 |
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. Barbin is a cardiac & electrophysiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 21% 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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