Dr. John Politz , MD
Surgery - Vascular Surgery โข Austin, TX
1010 W 40th St
Austin, TX 787564010
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Dr. John Politz is listed in NPPES under Surgery - Vascular Surgery.
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NPI assigned on July 27, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 242 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99204 โ New patient outpatient office visit: 38 service units.
- 22558 โ Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc: 34 service units.
- 93880 โ Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow: 28 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 10 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 17 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Clopidogrel (Clopidogrel Bisulfate) โ 17 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Austin, TX (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 515. Middle half: 351 to 739.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Texas (2024, 252 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 641. Middle half: 300 to 1,132.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 2,430 in 2020 to 242 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1010 W 40th St
Austin, TX 787564010
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Cardiothoracic And Vascular Surgeons,Pa; Seton Family Of Doctors. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans
1990
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery - Vascular Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
180 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $57,683 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $45,147 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
50 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$214 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $713.60 across 7 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $713.60 across 7 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 6)
- Penumbra, Inc.: $272.65 across 2 records.
- AtriCure, Inc.: $177.37 across 1 record.
- Abbott Laboratories: $102.18 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
36 years (graduated 1990)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1990 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Politz has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Politz as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Austin and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Austin, TX (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 515. Middle half: 351 to 739.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Texas (2024, 252 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 641. Middle half: 300 to 1,132.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Austin, TX (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $104,781. Middle half: $66,280 to $145,732.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Texas (2024, 252 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $88,553. Middle half: $29,762 to $173,949.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Austin, TX (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $80,337. Middle half: $51,895 to $114,093.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Texas (2024, 252 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $68,422. Middle half: $22,754 to $133,426.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Austin, TX (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 95. Middle half: 33 to 193.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Texas (2024, 228 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 123. Middle half: 44 to 285.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Austin, TX (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $4,846. Middle half: $598 to $18,928.
A lower Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Texas (2024, 228 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,845. Middle half: $589 to $40,493.
22 active clinicians are listed under Surgery - Vascular Surgery with a practice address in Austin, TX (368 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Austin
22.7% of these 22 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
68.2% of these 22 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 90% from 2,430 in 2020 to 242 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,430
- 2021: 601
- 2022: 360
- 2023: 420
- 2024: 242
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 37% from $92,046 in 2020 to $57,683 in 2024.
- 2020: $92,046
- 2021: $173,190
- 2022: $78,817
- 2023: $101,745
- 2024: $57,683
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 37% from $72,132 in 2020 to $45,147 in 2024.
- 2020: $72,132
- 2021: $136,811
- 2022: $61,172
- 2023: $79,507
- 2024: $45,147
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 67% from 52 in 2018 to 17 in 2024.
- 2018: 52
- 2019: 42
- 2020: 21
- 2022: 11
- 2024: 17
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 29% from 70 in 2018 to 50 in 2024.
- 2018: 70
- 2019: 60
- 2020: 37
- 2022: 32
- 2024: 50
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $589 in 2018 to $214 in 2024.
- 2018: $589
- 2019: $406
- 2020: $318
- 2022: $153
- 2024: $214
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $11.80 in 2020 to $713.60 in 2025.
- 2020: $11.80
- 2022: $42.40
- 2023: $111.47
- 2024: $756.76
- 2025: $713.60
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $713.60.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| AtriCure, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AtriCure cryoICE Cryoablation System (CRYO2) | General | $177.37 |
| Penumbra, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Indigo System | General | $159.11 |
| Penumbra, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Penumbra System | General | $113.54 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PROCLAIM | General | $102.18 |
| Ethicon Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DERMABOND | General | $101.87 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ELUVIA | General | $30.89 |
| Cook Medical LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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ZENITH ALPHA | General | $28.64 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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38 | 38 | $350.00 | $163.51 |
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22558
Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc
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34 | 34 | $8000.00 | $893.59 |
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93880
Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow
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28 | 28 | $655.00 | $194.54 |
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99153
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes
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24 | 16 | $30.00 | $11.25 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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24 | 22 | $154.00 | $91.68 |
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22585
Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc
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22 | 18 | $2000.00 | $197.56 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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22 | 20 | $235.00 | $128.33 |
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99205
New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more
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18 | 18 | $445.00 | $218.75 |
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93922
Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries
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16 | 15 | $330.00 | $79.65 |
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99152
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes
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16 | 16 | $147.00 | $49.31 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 17 | 1,510 | $214.04 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0129X
A surgeon with expertise in the management of surgical disorders of the blood vessels, excluding the intracranial vessels or the heart.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - VASCULAR SURGERY
I20090515000495
TX
5294768693
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Seton Family Of Doctors
5656 Bee Cave Rd, West Lake Hills, TX 787465280
Phone: 5123270000
Seton Family Of Doctors
6001 Kyle Pkwy, Kyle, TX 786406112
Phone: 5125045000
Seton Family Of Doctors
919 E 32nd St, Austin, TX 787052703
Phone: 5124767111
Seton Family Of Doctors
201 Seton Pkwy, Round Rock, TX 786658000
Phone: 5123244000
Seton Family Of Doctors
1004 W 32nd St, Austin, TX 787051006
Phone: 5123243580
Seton Family Of Doctors
1201 W 38th St, Austin, TX 787051006
Phone: 5123241000
Seton Family Of Doctors
1400 N Ih 35 Ll, Austin, TX 787011926
Phone: 5123247300
Seton Family Of Doctors
2400 Round Rock Ave, Round Rock, TX 786814004
Phone: 5123411000
Cardiothoracic And Vascular Surgeons,pa
6001 Kyle Pkwy, Kyle, TX 786406112
Phone: 5125045000
Seton Family Of Doctors
1400 N Ih 35, Austin, TX 787011926
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated July 27, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery - Vascular Surgery Specialists in Austin
- Dr. Christopher Brennig, MD
- Dr. James Harrison, MD
- Dr. Nicolas Zea, MD
- Dr. Scott Seidel, MD
- Dr. Phillip Church, MD
- Dr. Mazin Foteh, MD
Mailing Address
1010 W 40th St
Austin, TX 787564010
Phone: 5124598753