Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Steven Canfield, M.D.

Urology Physician · Houston, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
6414 FANNIN ST, Houston, TX 77030
7137042494
Registered in NPPES since 2006
NPI: 1598797276 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 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. Canfield 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. Canfield

Dr. Steven Canfield is an urology physician in Houston, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Canfield performed 356 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Canfield received a total of $225,330 from 51 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 386 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Canfield is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 20 years of NPI registration ▲ 356 Medicare services $225,330 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
356
Medicare services
Bottom 16% in TX for urology physician
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$71
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

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 (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
113 $63 $223
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
73 $86 $303
New patient office visit (30-44 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 30 and 44 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter falls within this range.
30 $79 $240
Bladder ultrasound after voiding
An ultrasound scan performed after urination to measure the amount of urine remaining in the bladder.
28 $8 $93
Automated urinalysis
An automated laboratory test performed on a urine sample to analyze its chemical and physical properties. The procedure uses machinery to detect various substances and cells within the urine.
28 $2 $15
Cystourethroscopy
A diagnostic exam of the bladder and urethra using an endoscope to visually inspect the urinary tract.
27 $180 $674
Electronic assessment of bladder emptying
A test that uses electronic monitoring to evaluate how well the bladder empties urine.
25 $8 $314
New patient office visit (45-59 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter.
16 $112 $379
Initial hospital admission, high complexity
Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter.
16 $142 $519
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. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$225,330
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $32,190/year across 7 years
Top 2% in TX for urology physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
51
Companies
386
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$60,893
2023
$56,358
2022
$14,296
2021
$7,976
2020
$13,791
2019
$37,144
2018
$34,872

Payments by company (2024)

AngioDynamics, Inc.
$60,504
Cook Medical LLC
$78
Ethicon US, LLC
$73
PFIZER INC.
$66
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$38
ABBVIE INC.
$37
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$31
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$29
Agiliti Surgical, Inc.
$21
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$16
Top 3 companies account for 99.6% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$106,290
PFIZER INC.
$83,177
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$14,299
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$12,432
Pfizer Inc.
$3,500
Boston Scientific Corporation
$888
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$440
Ethicon US, LLC
$431
Baxter Healthcare
$285
Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC
$260
Axonics, Inc.
$250
Coloplast Corp
$226
Cook Medical LLC
$218
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$208
Allergan Inc.
$202
Medtronic, Inc.
$168
Myovant Sciences Inc.
$145
Olympus America Inc.
$124
CONMED Corporation
$118
GENZYME CORPORATION
$117
Agiliti Surgical, Inc.
$113
EDAP TECHNOMED INC
$112
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$106
C. R. Bard, Inc. & Subsidiaries
$95
AbbVie Inc.
$86
COLOPLAST CORP
$71
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$67
AbbVie, Inc.
$67
UroGen Pharma, Inc.
$62
Janssen Products, LP
$60
Photocure Inc
$59
Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc.
$58
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$58
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.
$56
ABBVIE INC.
$56
Retrophin, Inc.
$53
Shire North American Group Inc
$40
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$39
MEDIVATION FIELD SOLUTIONS LLC
$33
Ambu Inc.
$31
C. R. BARD, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES
$29
Covidien LP
$28
TETRAPHASE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$23
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$23
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation
$23
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$22
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$22
Allergan, Inc.
$19
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$16
NxThera, Inc.
$12
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$12
Top 3 companies account for 90.4% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
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Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. 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 →
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Geographic Context

Urology physicians in nearby ZIP areas
198
County median income
$73,104
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
MEMORIAL HERMANN - TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry ✓ NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment ✓ PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data ✓ Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments ✓ Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Canfield is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 20 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Canfield experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Canfield performed 113 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Canfield receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Canfield received a total of $225,330 from 51 companies across 386 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. 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. Canfield's costs compare to other urology physicians in Houston?
Dr. Canfield's average Medicare payment per service is $71. 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. Canfield) 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 the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. 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 →
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About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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. Data Coverage reflects 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. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. 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 →