Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Bruce Palmer, MD
Interventional Cardiology · Wichita Falls, TX
Practice pattern: Cardiac & Electrophysiology— Practice combining cardiac and electrophysiology services
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
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What this data tells you about Dr. Palmer
Dr. Bruce Palmer is an interventional cardiology in Wichita Falls, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Palmer performed 4,549 Medicare services across 3,406 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Palmer received a total of $26,065 from 49 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 513 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Palmer is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 19 years in practice▲ Top 17% volume in TX$ $26,065 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗4,549
Medicare services
Top 17% in TX for interventional cardiology
3,406
Unique beneficiaries
$79
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~239 Medicare services per year of practice
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) | 757 | $86 | $267 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 635 | $43 | $60 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 422 | $10 | $42 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 258 | $17 | $62 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 242 | $58 | $184 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 207 | $127 | $162 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 203 | $308 | $1,062 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 199 | $140 | $507 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 189 | $61 | $163 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 172 | $22 | $78 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 156 | $48 | $174 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 98 | $135 | $472 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) | 96 | $21 | $81 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 93 | $100 | $330 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 91 | $28 | $96 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 57 | $93 | $232 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 56 | $50 | $206 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 54 | $184 | $615 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 52 | $182 | $735 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 39 | $76 | $414 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 37 | $6 | $44 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 36 | $116 | $403 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min | 35 | $175 | $460 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast | 27 | $89 | $121 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 26 | $20 | $67 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 22 | $19 | $65 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 20 | $26 | $97 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 20 | $74 | $263 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 19 | $77 | $276 |
| Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | 19 | $155 | $573 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 19 | $146 | $473 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 19 | $130 | $459 |
| Tc-99m from non-highly enriched uranium source, full cost recovery add-on, per study dose | 19 | $81 | $111 |
| Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | 18 | $201 | $672 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | 17 | $14 | $54 |
| Coronary stent placement | 15 | $386 | $1,462 |
| Limited ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | 14 | $46 | $144 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 14 | $17 | $56 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 14 | $11 | $38 |
| Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 14 | $189 | $650 |
| Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | 13 | $64 | $213 |
| Review by radiologist of both arms or legs arteries image | 12 | $72 | $237 |
| Removal of plaque and blood clot, insertion of stent and/or balloon dilation of single vessel | 12 | $500 | $1,643 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 12 | $90 | $296 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
18.4% high complexity
32.4% medium
49.2% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$26,065
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $3,724/year across 7 years
Top 19% in TX for interventional cardiology
49
Companies
513
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$26,065 (100.0%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$14,817
2023$3,969
2022$1,684
2021$1,421
2020$614
2019$2,129
2018$1,432
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Medtronic, Inc.
$10,539
Penumbra, Inc.
$4,886
ABIOMED
$990
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$905
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$733
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$700
PFIZER INC.
$633
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$623
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$607
Abbott Laboratories
$599
Amgen Inc.
$554
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$410
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$406
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$314
Inari Medical, Inc.
$312
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$269
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$256
REVANCE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$206
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$186
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$162
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
$157
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$149
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$145
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$133
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$117
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$105
Beckman Coulter, Inc.
$93
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$85
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$70
Boston Scientific Corporation
$69
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$67
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$66
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$65
Novo Nordisk Inc
$58
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$51
Cook Medical LLC
$46
CHIESI USA, INC.
$43
Allergan Inc.
$37
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$32
Terumo Medical Corporation
$29
SpectraWAVE, Inc
$23
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
$23
Surmodics, Inc.
$22
Corcept Therapeutics
$20
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$18
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$14
ATRICURE, INC.
$14
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$13
United Therapeutics Corporation
$13
Top 3 companies account for 63.0% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(6575) Coronary Undivided · (7999) SRC Undivided · (9281) Turbo Elite · ABRE · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · AVEIR · Arcalyst · Assurity Pacemaker · BRILINTA · BYSTOLIC · BYVALSON · CAMZYOS · CARDIOMEMS · CHANTIX · CONFIRM RX · COOK CELECT · COROFLOW · CROSSER · ClosureFast · Cook Celect · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · Crosser iQ · DAXXIFY · Diamondback Peripheral · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ELIQUIS · ENROUTE .014 Guidewire · ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent · ENTRESTO · EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Endurant · FARXIGA · FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER · GALLANT · HAWKONE · HyperVue Imaging System · IGT D Peripheral · IN.PACT ADMIRAL · INSPIRE · Impella · Indigo · Indigo System · Inpefa · JARDIANCE · KENGREAL 50MG/10ML L · Kerendia · Korlym · LEQVIO · LEXISCAN · LUTONIX · LUTONIX Drug Coated Balloon · Lexiscan · LifeVest · MINI TREK · Merlin Connectivity and Remote · NEXLETOL · ONYX FRONTIER · OPTITORQUE · ORENITRAM · Ozempic · PRADAXA · PRALUENT · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System · RUBY Coil · Repatha · Rybelsus · S · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SENSOR ENABLED · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · Sublime 014 Rx PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter · TACTICATH ABLATION CATHETER · TURBOHAWK · UNICEL DXI ACCESS · VANTAGEVIEW · VERQUVO · Vascepa · Vascular Lithotripsy · WATCHMAN Access System · XARELTO · Xience Alpine cornary stent system · ZILVER PTX
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Equivalent to $573 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Interventional Cardiologys within 10 mi
3
Per 100K population
2.3
County median income
$62,168
Nearest hospital
UNITED REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
0.0 mi
0.0 mi
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. Palmer is a cardiac & electrophysiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 17% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 19%), 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 →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Palmer experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Palmer performed 757 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Palmer receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Palmer received a total of $26,065 from 49 companies across 513 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Palmer's costs compare to other interventional cardiologys in Wichita Falls?
Dr. Palmer's average Medicare payment per service is $79. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Palmer) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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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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