Not Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Lucy Tan, M.D.

Family Medicine · Wichita Falls, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
501 MIDWESTERN PKWY E, Wichita Falls, TX 76302
9407663551
In practice since 2006 (20 years)
NPI: 1275511248 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 3 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Tan from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Tan

Dr. Lucy Tan is a family medicine specialist in Wichita Falls, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Tan performed 5,272 Medicare services across 3,402 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Tan received a total of $4,123 from 25 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 278 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. Tan 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.

✓ 20 years in practice ▲ Top 3% volume in TX $4,123 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
5,272
Medicare services
Top 3% in TX for family medicine
3,402
Unique beneficiaries
$28
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~264 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) 752 $82 $255
Blood draw (venipuncture) 542 $8 $16
Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) 377 $13 $92
Comprehensive metabolic blood panel 332 $10 $72
Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level, total 313 $6 $45
Complete blood count (CBC) with differential 275 $8 $27
Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) 259 $9 $67
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) 210 $57 $169
Annual wellness visit, follow-up 189 $125 $130
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test 160 $16 $116
Steroid injection (triamcinolone) 141 $1 $10
Dexamethasone injection (steroid) 130 $0 $2
Basic metabolic blood panel 126 $8 $58
Drug injection, under skin or into muscle 98 $9 $54
Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg 95 $0 $21
Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) 85 $40 $87
Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a 81 $29 $122
Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) 79 $16 $81
Liver enzyme (sgpt), level 76 $5 $36
Urinalysis with microscopic exam 74 $3 $8
Vitamin D level test 66 $29 $200
Flu vaccine administration 64 $30 $35
Annual depression screening 62 $18 $38
Flu vaccine, high-dose 61 $72 $154
Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) 57 $6 $40
Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) 55 $19 $115
Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection 51 $0 $22
Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes 46 $18 $50
Uric acid level test 36 $4 $33
Automated urinalysis 35 $2 $16
Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus 34 $16 $81
Vitamin B-12 level test 29 $15 $102
Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and 27 $40 $162
Complete blood count (CBC), automated 24 $6 $54
Free thyroxine (T4) test 21 $9 $62
Iron level test 18 $6 $43
Magnesium level test 18 $7 $47
Sed rate test (inflammation marker) 17 $3 $18
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead 17 $9 $50
Ferritin level test (iron stores) 16 $13 $94
Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems 16 $4 $15
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) 16 $131 $346
Pneumonia vaccine administration 16 $30 $35
Removal of impacted ear wax by washing 15 $12 $47
Rheumatoid factor analysis 14 $6 $40
Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count 13 $4 $24
Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity 12 $157 $466
Lipase (fat enzyme) level 11 $7 $47
New patient office visit (30-44 min) 11 $55 $257
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.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$4,123
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $589/year across 7 years
Top 15% in TX for family medicine
25
Companies
278
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
$3,998 (97.0%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$125 (3.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$509
2023
$747
2022
$574
2021
$740
2020
$459
2019
$431
2018
$664

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Novo Nordisk Inc
$1,292
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$803
Lilly USA, LLC
$454
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$248
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$237
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$129
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$118
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$102
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$92
PFIZER INC.
$73
Amgen Inc.
$73
AbbVie Inc.
$64
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$63
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$59
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$58
Genentech USA, Inc.
$57
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$46
Eisai Inc.
$29
Allergan, Inc.
$29
Dexcom, Inc.
$26
Abbott Laboratories
$16
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$15
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$14
Exact Sciences Corporation
$13
Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc
$13
Top 3 companies account for 61.8% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AIRSUPRA · ANORO · Aimovig · Amitiza · BELSOMRA · BREZTRI · CHANTIX · COLOGUARD · Cologuard Collection Kit · Dayvigo · Dexcom G6 Transmitter · ENTRESTO · EVENITY · FARXIGA · FLECTOR · FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 · GEMTESA · JANUVIA · JARDIANCE · Kerendia · MOUNJARO · MYRBETRIQ · NURTEC ODT · Otezla · Ozempic · PREMARIN · Prolia · RYBELSUS · Rybelsus · SOLIQUA · SOLIQUA 100/33 · STEGLUJAN · STIOLTO RESPIMAT · Saxenda · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TRULICITY · Tresiba · Trulance · UBRELVY · VESICARE · Vascepa · Veozah · Victoza · Wegovy · Xofluza · Xultophy 100/3.6
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 (97%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.

Equivalent to $78 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Family medicine physicians within 10 mi
96
Per 100K population
73.9
County median income
$62,168
Nearest hospital
UNITED REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
2.7 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES Weekly updates
Medicare Enrollment — Not enrolled N/A
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not public N/A

This provider has data in 3 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. Tan is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 15% of TX peers, with 20 years of NPI registration.

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. Tan experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Tan performed 752 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. Tan receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Tan received a total of $4,123 from 25 companies across 278 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. Tan's costs compare to other family medicine physicians in Wichita Falls?
Dr. Tan's average Medicare payment per service is $28. 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. Tan) 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 →
About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →