Dr. Dustin Thrash, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Thrash
Dr. Dustin Thrash is an internal medicine in Dallas, TX, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Thrash performed 6,569 Medicare services across 3,099 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Thrash received a total of $21,839 from 54 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1151 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. Thrash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 2,524 | $5 | $23 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 1,016 | $64 | $297 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 643 | $30 | $223 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 444 | $87 | $378 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 429 | $65 | $338 |
| Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg) | 266 | $301 | $1,275 |
| Application of light to destroy precancer skin growth | 239 | $100 | $466 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 209 | $41 | $168 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 146 | $235 | $1,011 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 114 | $74 | $369 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 68 | $103 | $813 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.6-5.0 cm | 63 | $253 | $1,052 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 61 | $122 | $562 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 54 | $109 | $889 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 40 | $91 | $441 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 33 | $103 | $839 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 32 | $104 | $927 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.6-7.5 cm | 25 | $233 | $1,031 |
| Biopsy of ear | 24 | $51 | $321 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 23 | $99 | $420 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | 19 | $193 | $878 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 17 | $70 | $572 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.1-3.0 cm | 15 | $120 | $1,045 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 14 | $45 | $190 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less | 14 | $216 | $946 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 13 | $64 | $521 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.1-3.0 cm | 13 | $111 | $983 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 11 | $1 | $24 |
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 (92%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 4% for internal 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. Thrash is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 4%), with 18 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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