Dr. David Brister, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Brister
Dr. David Brister is a family medicine in Amarillo, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Brister performed 5,719 Medicare services across 3,453 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Brister received a total of $10,582 from 48 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 427 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. Brister 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 862 | $1 | $1 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 523 | $59 | $88 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 478 | $3 | $3 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 472 | $79 | $124 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 404 | $10 | $11 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 312 | $8 | $8 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 248 | $13 | $14 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 201 | $16 | $17 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 165 | $43 | $63 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 157 | $123 | $126 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 152 | $16 | $17 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 150 | $10 | $10 |
| Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated | 130 | $4 | $4 |
| Uric acid level test | 121 | $4 | $5 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | 91 | $34 | $100 |
| Colorectal cancer screening; fecal occult blood test, immunoassay, 1-3 simultaneous | 90 | $18 | $18 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 76 | $72 | $73 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 73 | $30 | $30 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 71 | $42 | $63 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 71 | $1 | $2 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 69 | $9 | $9 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 66 | $0 | $2 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 64 | $17 | $17 |
| Vitamin D level test | 61 | $29 | $30 |
| Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine including spine fracture assessment | 59 | $49 | $51 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 56 | $19 | $19 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 54 | $15 | $23 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 54 | $8 | $8 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | 44 | $6 | $6 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 43 | $5 | $5 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems | 43 | $2 | $21 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 39 | $14 | $16 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 29 | $283 | $295 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 27 | $36 | $55 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 27 | $29 | $30 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 22 | $8 | $8 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 19 | $16 | $17 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 15 | $148 | $203 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 15 | $211 | $268 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 14 | $9 | $9 |
| Administration of vaccine | 14 | $14 | $20 |
| X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | 13 | $17 | $25 |
| Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level, total | 13 | $6 | $7 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 12 | $9 | $14 |
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 ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for family medicine 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. Brister is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 5%), with 19 years of practice experience.
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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