Dr. Dennis Slavin, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Slavin
Dr. Dennis Slavin is an interventional pain medicine physician in Weslaco, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Slavin performed 9,153 Medicare services across 3,065 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Slavin received a total of $3,015 from 11 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 159 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional pain medicine physician. 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. Slavin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 3,168 | $1 | $5 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,575 | $91 | $295 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 780 | $64 | $207 |
| Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | 725 | $12 | $35 |
| Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg | 583 | $0 | $1 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | 343 | $73 | $264 |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | 324 | $185 | $705 |
| Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose | 292 | $57 | $273 |
| Alcohol and/or substance (other than tobacco) misuse structured assessment (e.g., audit, dast), and brief intervention 15 to 30 minutes | 183 | $23 | $65 |
| Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | 155 | $35 | $159 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 111 | $76 | $307 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 93 | $40 | $210 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 83 | $112 | $460 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 76 | $38 | $145 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 71 | $45 | $173 |
| Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | 70 | $193 | $720 |
| Evaluation of neuropsychological test, first hour | 66 | $100 | $270 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 65 | $48 | $185 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 63 | $197 | $499 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 63 | $103 | $251 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 55 | $84 | $260 |
| Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test by technician, first 30 minutes | 53 | $25 | $111 |
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 44 | $0 | $0 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 39 | $493 | $1,224 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 39 | $276 | $506 |
| Injection into tendon at attachment to bone or muscle | 34 | $40 | $174 |
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. Slavin is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 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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