Dr. Harold Hamilton, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Hamilton
Dr. Harold Hamilton is a neurological surgery in Waco, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Hamilton performed 1,918 Medicare services across 1,456 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Hamilton received a total of $14 from 1 pharmaceutical and/or device company across 1 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in neurological surgery. 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. Hamilton 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 (20-29 min) | 600 | $63 | $200 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 169 | $20 | $139 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 147 | $76 | $250 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 86 | $194 | $1,000 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | 73 | $20 | $130 |
| X-ray lower and sacral spine, minimum of 6 views | 67 | $32 | $240 |
| Self soft tissue graft | 59 | $189 | $1,900 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 57 | $68 | $200 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 54 | $1,345 | $7,000 |
| Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | 53 | $194 | $980 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 50 | $113 | $900 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 45 | $574 | $2,900 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 42 | $86 | $230 |
| Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc | 40 | $284 | $1,500 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 40 | $68 | $275 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 6 or more views | 40 | $31 | $233 |
| Graft of donor bone to spine | 39 | $77 | $600 |
| Partial removal of bone of additional segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | 39 | $171 | $730 |
| Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | 38 | $1,225 | $6,520 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 38 | $299 | $2,041 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 35 | $362 | $1,890 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 31 | $106 | $350 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | 27 | $504 | $7,050 |
| X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | 20 | $17 | $137 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | 16 | $579 | $3,507 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 13 | $87 | $490 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2022 ↗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 (2022)
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 2022 |
| 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. Hamilton is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, 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 →
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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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