Who bills the most Removal of impacted ear wax (69210) to Medicare in Texas?
Medicare Part B FFS · CY2024 · as published by CMS206 physician groups billed Removal of impacted ear wax (69210) to Medicare fee-for-service in Texas in 2024; the top five named groups hold 32% of that volume, and independent (non-hospital-affiliated) groups deliver 6%.
69210 — Removal of impacted ear wax · Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners PUF (Part B), CY2024 release. Medicare fee-for-service only.
Snapshot covers the whole Texas market — the table below shows the top 100 groups (free tier).
Medicare fee-for-service covers 46% of Medicare in Texas; Medicare Advantage penetration 43% → 54% since 2020.
| # | Physician group | City | St | Specialty | Providers | 69210 svcs | Share* | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEXAS EAR, NOSE AND THROAT SPECIALISTS, PLLC | HOUSTON | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 122 | 6,163 | 9.7% | (281) 492-7827 |
| 2 | TOTAL ELDER CARE, LLC | DALLAS | TX | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 3 | 2,609 | 4.1% | (214) 244-9452 |
| 3 | THE ENT AND ALLERGY CENTERS OF TEXAS, PLLC | MCKINNEY | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 54 | 2,556 | 4.0% | (972) 984-1050 |
| 4 | SCOTT AND WHITE CLINIC | TEMPLE | TX | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2435 | 1,447 | 2.3% | (254) 724-2663 |
| 5 | HERMAN G LEONG M D P A | VICTORIA | TX | QUALIFIED AUDIOLOGIST | 3 | 1,315 | 2.1% | (361) 573-4331 |
| 6 | BUTLER AND BURNS EAR NOSE AND THROAT ASSOCIATES | AUSTIN | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 43 | 1,081 | 1.7% | (512) 454-0392 |
| 7 | HEALTHTEXAS PROVIDER NETWORK | DALLAS | TX | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2482 | 969 | 1.5% | — |
| 8 | TEXAS HEALTH CARE PLLC | FORT WORTH | TX | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 364 | 950 | 1.5% | (817) 920-0484 |
| 9 | TEXAS ENT AND ALLERGY ASSOCIATES, LLP | COLLEGE STATION | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 12 | 937 | 1.5% | (979) 693-6000 |
| 10 | HEATON EAR NOSE AND THROAT ASSOCIATES OF EAST TEXAS P A | TYLER | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 8 | 863 | 1.4% | (903) 592-5601 |
| 11 | CHRISTUS TRINITY CLINIC | TYLER | TX | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 1495 | 810 | 1.3% | (903) 606-5560 |
| 12 | TRACY BYERLY II MD PA | FREDERICKSBURG | TX | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 3 | 729 | 1.1% | — |
| 13 | TEXAS EAR, NOSE AND THROAT SPECIALISTS, L.L.P. | BEDFORD | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 10 | 713 | 1.1% | (817) 540-3121 |
| 14 | EAR MEDICAL GROUP PA | SAN ANTONIO | TX | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 7 | 703 | 1.1% | (210) 614-6070 |
| 15 | HEAD AND NECK SURGICAL ASSOCIATES | WICHITA FALLS | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 12 | 691 | 1.1% | (940) 322-6953 |
| 16 | RYAN M GUILLORY MD PA | LONGVIEW | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 6 | 673 | 1.1% | (903) 212-9456 |
| 17 | MD LIFETIME HEARING CARE CENTERS INC | BEDFORD | TX | FAMILY PRACTICE | 2 | 615 | 1.0% | (817) 656-4014 |
| 18 | ALLERGY AND ENT ASSOCIATES PLLC | HOUSTON | TX | ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY | 34 | 542 | 0.8% | (281) 617-1649 |
| 19 | ALAMO ENT ASSOCIATES | SAN ANTONIO | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 4 | 540 | 0.8% | (210) 545-0404 |
| 20 | UTMB FACULTY GROUP PRACTICE | GALVESTON | TX | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 1068 | 537 | 0.8% | (409) 772-2222 |
| 21 | CROSS TIMBERS ENT, PLLC | ARLINGTON | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 14 | 523 | 0.8% | (817) 261-3000 |
| 22 | BSA PHYSICIANS GROUP INC | AMARILLO | TX | HOSPITALIST | 118 | 484 | 0.8% | (806) 359-4673 |
| 23 | AUSTIN REGIONAL CLINIC PA | AUSTIN | TX | FAMILY PRACTICE | 389 | 483 | 0.8% | (512) 346-6611 |
| 24 | CAPITAL OTOLARYNGOLOGY HEAD AND NECK SURGEONS, PA | AUSTIN | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 9 | 477 | 0.7% | (513) 339-4040 |
| 25 | MEDICAL CENTER EAR, NOSE AND THROAT ASSOCIATES OF HOUSTON, PLLC | HOUSTON | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 6 | 443 | 0.7% | (713) 795-0111 |
| 26 | ALLERGY EARS NOSE AND THROAT OF GREENVILLE PA | GREENVILLE | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 4 | 422 | 0.7% | (903) 454-6481 |
| 27 | JOEL M BERMAN MD PA | WEBSTER | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 4 | 419 | 0.7% | (281) 332-4575 |
| 28 | AUSTIN ENT ASSOCIATES | ROUND ROCK | TX | QUALIFIED AUDIOLOGIST | 5 | 415 | 0.7% | (512) 458-6391 |
| 29 | CENTRAL TEXAS SINUS AND ALLERGY, PLLC | COLLEGE STATION | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 7 | 408 | 0.6% | (979) 764-3090 |
| 30 | SHANNON CLINIC | SAN ANGELO | TX | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 515 | 399 | 0.6% | (325) 747-1511 |
| 31 | GUADALUPE REGIONAL MEDICAL GROUP | SEGUIN | TX | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 35 | 397 | 0.6% | (830) 401-7558 |
| 32 | OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND HEAD AND NECK SURGERY ASSOCIATES, LLP | TEXARKANA | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 3 | 391 | 0.6% | (903) 793-0691 |
| 33 | KAREN L STIERMAN, MD PA | AUSTIN | TX | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 4 | 382 | 0.6% | (512) 328-7722 |
| 34 | HILLCREST PHYSICIAN SERVICES | WACO | TX | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 113 | 380 | 0.6% | (254) 202-7950 |
| 35 | NATIONAL SINUS INSTITUTE PLLC | DEMING | TX | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 35 | 377 | 0.6% | (575) 449-8949 |
| 36 | UT PHYSICIANS | HOUSTON | TX | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 1758 | 354 | 0.6% | (713) 566-5000 |
| 37 | CORPUS CHRISTI ENT SINUS AND ALLERGY,PLLC | CORPUS CHRISTI | TX | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 5 | 352 | 0.6% | (361) 287-0100 |
| 38 | RENAISSANCE MEDICAL FOUNDATION | EDINBURG | TX | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 174 | 337 | 0.5% | — |
| 39 | NORTHEAST TEXAS EAR, NOSE AND THROAT | PARIS | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 2 | 305 | 0.5% | — |
| 40 | LAKESIDE ALLERGY ENT LLP | ROCKWALL | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 4 | 294 | 0.5% | (972) 771-5443 |
| 41 | ALPESH D. DESAI, DO, PA | HOUSTON | TX | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 26 | 280 | 0.4% | (713) 864-2659 |
| 42 | HENDRICK PROVIDER NETWORK | ABILENE | TX | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 249 | 265 | 0.4% | (325) 672-4372 |
| 43 | OTOLARYNGOLOGY SPECIALISTS OF NORTH TEXAS PA | PLANO | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 6 | 263 | 0.4% | — |
| 44 | LUFKIN ENT AND ALLERGY PLLC | LUFKIN | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 2 | 249 | 0.4% | (936) 699-3141 |
| 45 | QUAIL CREEK EAR, NOSE AND THROAT CENTER LLP | AMARILLO | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 5 | 243 | 0.4% | (806) 355-9999 |
| 46 | KEVIN LUNDE, M.D., P.A. | PLANO | TX | QUALIFIED AUDIOLOGIST | 3 | 241 | 0.4% | (972) 985-3223 |
| 47 | ETMC PHYSICIAN GROUP, INC. | TYLER | TX | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 373 | 241 | 0.4% | (903) 590-5611 |
| 48 | LAKESHORE ENT | GRANBURY | TX | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 3 | 229 | 0.4% | (817) 573-6673 |
| 49 | UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO | SAN ANTONIO | TX | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1326 | 223 | 0.3% | (210) 450-7044 |
| 50 | THOMAS F. NEAL, M.D., STAN E. POTOCKI, M.D., PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION | LUBBOCK | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 2 | 209 | 0.3% | (806) 792-5331 |
| 51 | PHYSICIANS REFERRAL SERVICE | HOUSTON | TX | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 2696 | 206 | 0.3% | (713) 592-5433 |
| 52 | GEORGETOWN EAR, NOSE AND THROAT CENTER, PA | GEORGETOWN | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 2 | 200 | 0.3% | (512) 869-0604 |
| 53 | BENKE EAR NOSE AND THROAT CLINIC | CLEBURNE | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 2 | 198 | 0.3% | (817) 641-3750 |
| 54 | SOUTHWEST EAR NOSE AND THROAT CONSULTANTS PA | EL PASO | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 6 | 198 | 0.3% | (915) 544-1350 |
| 55 | SINUS REGISTRY PLLC | DALLAS | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 2 | 188 | 0.3% | (214) 696-4696 |
| 56 | SOUTHEAST TEXAS EAR, NOSE AND THROAT, LLP | BEAUMONT | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 14 | 178 | 0.3% | (409) 212-8111 |
| 57 | HEPHZIBAH VISITING CLINICIANS | DESOTO | TX | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 13 | 177 | 0.3% | (469) 941-4029 |
| 58 | BAY AREA ENT SPECIALISTS LLP | WEBSTER | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 5 | 175 | 0.3% | (281) 338-7135 |
| 59 | REGIONAL EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INC | VICTORIA | TX | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 109 | 174 | 0.3% | (361) 575-7441 |
| 60 | STEPHANIE HERRERA, M.D AND ASSOCIATES, PA | LAKE JACKSON | TX | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 3 | 162 | 0.3% | (979) 299-1520 |
| 61 | CONROE MONTGOMERY PHYSICIANS GROUP, PLLC | CONROE | TX | GENERAL SURGERY | 13 | 155 | 0.2% | (936) 539-7415 |
| 62 | ENT SPECIALISTS OF AUSTIN PA | AUSTIN | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 8 | 153 | 0.2% | (512) 346-7600 |
| 63 | CENTRAL COAST HEAD AND NECK SURGEONS A M C INC | SALINAS | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 14 | 141 | 0.2% | (408) 422-8798 |
| 64 | LEGACY HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC | DURHAM | TX | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 3859 | 141 | 0.2% | (919) 419-9600 |
| 65 | COLLIN COUNTY ENT | FRISCO | TX | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 6 | 135 | 0.2% | (972) 596-4005 |
| 66 | GEOFFREY SCOTT MD PA | NORTH RICHLAND HILLS | TX | QUALIFIED AUDIOLOGIST | 4 | 134 | 0.2% | (817) 595-3700 |
| 67 | UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER AT DALLAS | DALLAS | TX | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 3200 | 129 | 0.2% | (214) 633-5555 |
| 68 | BEN WESTBROOK ENT | EL PASO | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 5 | 127 | 0.2% | (915) 532-6935 |
| 69 | SINUS AND SNORING SPECIALISTS | AUSTIN | TX | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 7 | 118 | 0.2% | (512) 596-1424 |
| 70 | AMARILLO MEDICAL SPECIALISTS,LLP | AMARILLO | TX | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 37 | 115 | 0.2% | (806) 358-8331 |
| 71 | LHP TEXAS MD SERVICES, INC | HARKER HEIGHTS | TX | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 35 | 113 | 0.2% | (254) 547-3743 |
| 72 | RISE UP REHAB, LLC | SAN ANTONIO | TX | PHYSICAL THERAPIST IN PRIVATE PRACTICE | 116 | 107 | 0.2% | (210) 572-4954 |
| 73 | NORTH DALLAS ENT GROUP | DALLAS | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 2 | 104 | 0.2% | — |
| 74 | OPREX MEDICAL GROUP PLLC | HOUSTON | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 4 | 102 | 0.2% | 2819205558306 |
| 75 | KIM E PERSHALL MD PA | LUBBOCK | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 2 | 101 | 0.2% | (806) 796-0202 |
| 76 | EAR INSTITUTE OF TEXAS P A | SAN ANTONIO | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 11 | 97 | 0.2% | (210) 363-6936 |
| 77 | MEDICAL CLINIC OF HOUSTON, LLP | HOUSTON | TX | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 65 | 96 | 0.2% | (713) 526-5511 |
| 78 | EAR NOSE AND THROAT SPECIALTY CARE PLLC | DALLAS | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 8 | 94 | 0.1% | (214) 826-3681 |
| 79 | RIVER ENT | AUSTIN | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 3 | 94 | 0.1% | 5126776368103 |
| 80 | BREATHE ENT | CEDAR PARK | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 3 | 93 | 0.1% | (512) 328-7722 |
| 81 | COLLOM AND CARNEY CLINIC ASSOCIATION | TEXARKANA | TX | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 53 | 91 | 0.1% | (903) 614-3200 |
| 82 | HEARTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | SAINT JOSEPH | TX | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 387 | 86 | 0.1% | (816) 271-6870 |
| 83 | MCH PROFESSIONAL CARE | ODESSA | TX | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 50 | 85 | 0.1% | (432) 337-3117 |
| 84 | IRVING COPPELL EAR, NOSE AND THROAT | IRVING | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 4 | 82 | 0.1% | (972) 402-8404 |
| 85 | DALLAS ENT AND ALLERGY CENTER P A | DALLAS | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 2 | 72 | 0.1% | (214) 946-3687 |
| 86 | EWEN Y TSENG MD PA | FRISCO | TX | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 4 | 71 | 0.1% | (972) 596-4005 |
| 87 | RIO GRANDE VALLEY ADULT AND INTERNAL MEDICINE SPECIALISTS PLLC | WESLACO | TX | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 9 | 71 | 0.1% | (956) 968-1621 |
| 88 | PRIVIA MEDICAL GROUP GULF COAST PLLC | HOUSTON | TX | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 515 | 70 | 0.1% | (713) 512-7500 |
| 89 | LAS COLINAS EAR NOSE THROAT AND ALLERGY PA | IRVING | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 2 | 70 | 0.1% | (972) 432-8282 |
| 90 | PRIORITY WOUND CARE LLC | NEDERLAND | TX | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 4 | 69 | 0.1% | (409) 540-9418 |
| 91 | PREMIER FAMILY CARE I INC | MIDLAND | TX | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 70 | 69 | 0.1% | (432) 686-6605 |
| 92 | PRIVIA MEDICAL GROUP WEST TEXAS, PLLC | ABILENE | TX | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 55 | 68 | 0.1% | (325) 793-5100 |
| 93 | METRO ENT PA | MESQUITE | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 2 | 68 | 0.1% | (972) 270-6368 |
| 94 | BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE | HOUSTON | TX | CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA) | 1222 | 61 | 0.1% | — |
| 95 | WESTMINSTER MANOR | AUSTIN | TX | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 3 | 59 | 0.1% | (512) 323-2359 |
| 96 | DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT | DALLAS | TX | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 568 | 54 | 0.1% | (214) 590-8006 |
| 97 | FREDERICKSBURG CLINIC PLLC | FREDERICKSBURG | TX | FAMILY PRACTICE | 10 | 53 | 0.1% | 8309972181290 |
| 98 | EAR NOSE AND THROAT ASSOCIATES OF LUBBOCK PA | LUBBOCK | TX | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 2 | 52 | 0.1% | (806) 791-0188 |
| 99 | THE REHABILITATION CENTER THERAPEUTIC SOLUTIONS FOR CHILDREN AND ADUL | SHERMAN | TX | FAMILY PRACTICE | 19 | 50 | 0.1% | — |
| 100 | MCBROOM CLINIC PA | LA GRANGE | TX | FAMILY PRACTICE | 8 | 50 | 0.1% | — |
*Share of Texas's disclosed Medicare-FFS services for 69210, counted once per clinician. Volume is placed in the state it was billed from, so this page ranks the groups actually billing 69210 in Texas — including groups registered elsewhere ("City" is each group's registered location). Group figures sum clinicians affiliated with exactly one group; clinicians in several groups are listed in each group's drill-down but not volume-attributed to any single group.
How to read this. Figures are Medicare fee-for-service only — not all-payer — from the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners Public Use File (Part B), CY2024 release. CMS suppresses any provider×code row under 11 beneficiaries, so a missing group means "suppressed," never zero. "Charges" are provider-submitted amounts, not payments. Groups are ranked by measured service volume attributed to clinicians in exactly one group — clinicians affiliated with several groups are listed in rosters but never volume-attributed to a single group — a direct read of the public record, not a rating or quality score. Full method: Methods & Sources.
Comparing against an all-payer estimate?
These are exact counts from Medicare fee-for-service claims — roughly a third to half of most procedure markets, depending on payer mix. Modeled all-payer databases project the remainder statistically; we publish the audited floor and label it as such. Same market, different denominator. How the numbers reconcile →