Dr. Edward Pearson, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Pearson
Dr. Edward Pearson is an internal medicine in Dallas, TX, with 14 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Pearson performed 47,188 Medicare services across 3,345 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Pearson received a total of $726,673 from 62 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 943 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. 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. Pearson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darbepoetin injection (Aranesp) for anemia | 14,980 | $2 | $20 |
| Pembrolizumab injection (Keytruda) | 7,400 | $43 | $136 |
| Anti-nausea injection (fosaprepitant) | 5,400 | $0 | $5 |
| Paclitaxel chemotherapy injection | 5,322 | $0 | $8 |
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 3,981 | $0 | $3 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 1,004 | $0 | $1 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 964 | $10 | $64 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 939 | $6 | $31 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 916 | $8 | $20 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 890 | $8 | $36 |
| Anti-nausea injection (Aloxi/palonosetron) | 620 | $1 | $114 |
| Measurement of immunoglobulin light chains | 522 | $17 | $60 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 471 | $94 | $368 |
| Injection, granisetron hydrochloride, 100 mcg | 420 | $0 | $24 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 267 | $13 | $60 |
| Iron level test | 265 | $6 | $27 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 265 | $9 | $35 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 246 | $61 | $250 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 201 | $23 | $157 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 190 | $6 | $34 |
| Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count | 186 | $4 | $22 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 169 | $11 | $96 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 164 | $105 | $707 |
| Injection, carboplatin, 50 mg | 158 | $2 | $300 |
| Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein | 151 | $12 | $108 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 141 | $137 | $496 |
| Injection, fluorouracil, 500 mg | 112 | $2 | $13 |
| Reticulated (young) platelet measurement | 91 | $35 | $143 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 85 | $94 | $357 |
| Immunoglobulin level test | 75 | $9 | $56 |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | 61 | $1 | $7 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 53 | $62 | $247 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 50 | $168 | $709 |
| Unclassified drugs | 47 | $1 | $8 |
| Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein, 1 hour or less | 41 | $52 | $344 |
| Ct scan of chest with contrast | 38 | $58 | $821 |
| Uric acid level test | 36 | $4 | $25 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour | 34 | $23 | $161 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 32 | $51 | $313 |
| CT scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 31 | $184 | $1,067 |
| Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 28 | $56 | $211 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis concurrent with another infusion | 20 | $16 | $94 |
| Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries | 20 | $86 | $657 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 20 | $2 | $19 |
| Red blood count, automated test | 17 | $4 | $23 |
| Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan | 14 | $1,103 | $4,802 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour | 14 | $15 | $100 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein using push technique | 14 | $81 | $500 |
| X-ray of upper arm, minimum of 2 views | 12 | $20 | $67 |
| Complete x-ray of body bones | 11 | $54 | $207 |
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 (82%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in internal medicine and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 0% 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. Pearson is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 0%).
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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