Dr. David Brabham, DO
What this data tells you about Dr. Brabham
Dr. David Brabham is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Amarillo, TX, with 17 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Brabham performed 9,640 Medicare services across 4,335 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Brabham received a total of $117,454 from 31 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 376 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Brabham 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.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 2,619 | $44 | $123 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 857 | $37 | $140 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 829 | $87 | $276 |
| Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, first 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 797 | $44 | $115 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 608 | $37 | $154 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 590 | $6 | $62 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 464 | $40 | $66 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 362 | $495 | $1,805 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 361 | $50 | $173 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 249 | $28 | $120 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 222 | $143 | $644 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 172 | $4 | $24 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 141 | $114 | $427 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 118 | $37 | $135 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 111 | $11 | $55 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 102 | $93 | $282 |
| Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | 91 | $166 | $213 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 80 | $83 | $328 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 69 | $102 | $369 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 66 | $10 | $146 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 64 | $207 | $741 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 62 | $633 | $1,688 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 60 | $14 | $52 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 55 | $195 | $939 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 45 | $212 | $662 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 42 | $115 | $626 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 39 | $136 | $542 |
| Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | 38 | $483 | $2,400 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 37 | $98 | $125 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 34 | $144 | $468 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 31 | $69 | $310 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 27 | $41 | $300 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 27 | $106 | $525 |
| Coronary stent placement | 21 | $435 | $1,575 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 21 | $129 | $768 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 21 | $154 | $500 |
| Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, each additional 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 18 | $37 | $135 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 15 | $29 | $115 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 13 | $120 | $768 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician only | 13 | $5 | $85 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel with review by radiologist | 13 | $58 | $445 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 13 | $72 | $330 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 12 | $63 | $193 |
| Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast | 11 | $94 | $510 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (86%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in cardiovascular disease and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for cardiovascular disease in TX.
Geographic Context
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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. Brabham is a remote & cardiac specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% in TX), with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 5% of TX peers, with 17 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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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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