Dr. Lisa Kirk, D.O.
What this data tells you about Dr. Kirk
Dr. Lisa Kirk is a family medicine in Waco, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kirk performed 16,868 Medicare services across 3,493 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kirk received a total of $3,074 from 31 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 190 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. Kirk 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergy skin test | 5,690 | $3 | $10 |
| Unclassified drugs | 1,839 | $4 | $192 |
| Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein | 1,083 | $12 | $40 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 851 | $22 | $65 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 671 | $47 | $145 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 671 | $125 | $286 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis concurrent with another infusion | 631 | $15 | $40 |
| Injection, pyridoxine hcl, 100 mg | 606 | $10 | $85 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 594 | $2 | $20 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour | 490 | $15 | $40 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 484 | $1 | $50 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 454 | $15 | $44 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 343 | $61 | $174 |
| Automated urinalysis | 168 | $2 | $70 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 163 | $90 | $214 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 130 | $59 | $192 |
| Ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 128 | $84 | $232 |
| Annual depression screening | 123 | $16 | $17 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 117 | $59 | $166 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 113 | $20 | $70 |
| 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 | 100 | $24 | $45 |
| Analysis of central arterial pressure with review by physician | 96 | $11 | $32 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 87 | $118 | $120 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 86 | $8 | $14 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic and parasympathetic) nervous system function, at least 5 minutes of tilt | 83 | $111 | $600 |
| Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | 81 | $67 | $222 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function | 81 | $92 | $250 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 74 | $10 | $70 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and drowsy | 68 | $288 | $614 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems | 66 | $3 | $15 |
| Multiple measurements of eye fluid pressure over an extended time period | 65 | $63 | $160 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician | 62 | $10 | $23 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), digital analysis | 62 | $209 | $520 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 58 | $67 | $146 |
| Injection of drug or substance into vein | 53 | $27 | $80 |
| Injection, magnesium sulfate, per 500 mg | 42 | $1 | $40 |
| Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test by technician, first 30 minutes | 41 | $25 | $78 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 37 | $77 | $402 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 34 | $10 | $100 |
| Drawing of blood for a medical problem | 32 | $72 | $161 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution, sterile (500 ml = 1 unit) | 31 | $1 | $50 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 27 | $53 | $145 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 24 | $158 | $406 |
| Administration of vaccine | 22 | $14 | $60 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 19 | $16 | $80 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 18 | $132 | $390 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 18 | $0 | $30 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 16 | $5 | $70 |
| Ultrasound of one side of head and neck blood flow | 13 | $94 | $248 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 12 | $16 | $80 |
| Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 11 | $107 | $364 |
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 (99%) 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. Kirk is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 20%), 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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