Dr. David Morales, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Morales
Dr. David Morales is an internal medicine in Brownwood, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Morales performed 4,411 Medicare services across 3,017 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Morales received a total of $2,047 from 27 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 135 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal 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. Morales 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 539 | $62 | $246 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 398 | $6 | $40 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 357 | $10 | $123 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 342 | $8 | $8 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 327 | $59 | $257 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 213 | $16 | $117 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 212 | $22 | $95 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 193 | $13 | $94 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 172 | $95 | $353 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 150 | $9 | $81 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 120 | $84 | $365 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 118 | $136 | $685 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 109 | $10 | $41 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 100 | $63 | $247 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 92 | $0 | $2 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 82 | $90 | $363 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 70 | $24 | $116 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 67 | $0 | $2 |
| Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level | 66 | $38 | $254 |
| Vitamin D level test | 52 | $29 | $117 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 43 | $126 | $374 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 40 | $8 | $36 |
| X-ray of abdomen, 1 view | 39 | $22 | $85 |
| Automated urinalysis | 39 | $2 | $17 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 29 | $5 | $93 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 29 | $15 | $152 |
| Kidney function blood test panel | 28 | $9 | $39 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 28 | $19 | $59 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 27 | $27 | $133 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 26 | $26 | $115 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 26 | $8 | $67 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | 24 | $26 | $115 |
| X-ray of ribs on side of body, 2 views | 22 | $26 | $105 |
| Folic acid level test | 22 | $14 | $257 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 22 | $41 | $149 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 21 | $24 | $99 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 21 | $11 | $43 |
| X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | 20 | $23 | $80 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 19 | $29 | $117 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | 18 | $27 | $100 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 16 | $18 | $152 |
| Flu vaccine, quadrivalent | 16 | $76 | $232 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 16 | $30 | $111 |
| X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | 14 | $16 | $107 |
| Uric acid level test | 14 | $4 | $75 |
| Foot X-ray, 3+ views | 13 | $23 | $100 |
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.
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. Morales is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 8% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, 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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