Dr. Stephen Mathew, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Mathew
Dr. Stephen Mathew is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in Waxahachie, TX, with 13 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Mathew performed 1,496 Medicare services across 561 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Mathew received a total of $32,518 from 18 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 152 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Mathew 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Injection, bupivicaine, not otherwise specified, 0.5 mg | 554 | $0 | $0 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 360 | $1 | $10 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 181 | $64 | $168 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 131 | $25 | $123 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | 71 | $73 | $425 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 71 | $72 | $207 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 57 | $80 | $238 |
| Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | 21 | $1,113 | $6,078 |
| Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | 13 | $130 | $1,989 |
| Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | 13 | $796 | $4,442 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 13 | $107 | $310 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 11 | $129 | $517 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (73%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
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. Mathew is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 20%).
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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