Dr. Micah Burch, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Burch
Dr. Micah Burch is an internal medicine specialist in Dallas, TX, with 17 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Burch performed 15,718 Medicare services across 2,044 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Burch received a total of $211,116 from 58 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 548 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. Burch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pembrolizumab injection (Keytruda) | 4,600 | $43 | $137 |
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 2,333 | $0 | $3 |
| Anti-nausea injection (fosaprepitant) | 2,100 | $0 | $5 |
| MRI contrast dye injection (gadobutrol) | 1,100 | $0 | $2 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 602 | $8 | $36 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 565 | $8 | $20 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 495 | $93 | $368 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 485 | $10 | $64 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 485 | $0 | $1 |
| Flow cytometry, additional marker | 446 | $19 | $180 |
| Injection, granisetron hydrochloride, 100 mcg | 300 | $0 | $24 |
| Anti-nausea injection (Aloxi/palonosetron) | 210 | $1 | $114 |
| Measurement of immunoglobulin light chains | 194 | $17 | $60 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 172 | $13 | $60 |
| Iron level test | 171 | $6 | $27 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 171 | $9 | $35 |
| Reticulated (young) platelet measurement | 129 | $35 | $143 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 94 | $23 | $157 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 92 | $104 | $707 |
| Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count | 86 | $4 | $22 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 86 | $6 | $34 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 83 | $6 | $31 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 81 | $8 | $49 |
| Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein | 59 | $12 | $108 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 59 | $94 | $357 |
| Red blood count, automated test | 57 | $4 | $23 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 52 | $136 | $496 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 51 | $62 | $247 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 42 | $11 | $96 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 39 | $172 | $709 |
| Immunoglobulin level test | 36 | $9 | $56 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 30 | $42 | $313 |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | 28 | $1 | $7 |
| Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein, 1 hour or less | 23 | $52 | $344 |
| Ct scan of chest with contrast | 21 | $60 | $821 |
| Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 21 | $58 | $211 |
| Unclassified drugs | 21 | $1 | $8 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour | 20 | $23 | $161 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 19 | $62 | $250 |
| Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, first marker | 18 | $60 | $298 |
| CT scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 16 | $187 | $1,067 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis concurrent with another infusion | 13 | $16 | $94 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 13 | $2 | $19 |
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 (96%) 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 1% 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. Burch is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in TX), with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 1% 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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