Dr. Wayne Burkhead, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Burkhead
Dr. Wayne Burkhead is an orthopedic surgery in Dallas, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Burkhead performed 2,472 Medicare services across 1,719 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Burkhead received a total of $1,001,448 from 25 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 166 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopedic surgery. The majority of payments are classified as financial or ownership interests (royalties, licensing fees, or investment interests). Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Burkhead 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 519 | $24 | $102 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 466 | $1 | $9 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 380 | $60 | $233 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 359 | $49 | $244 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 255 | $87 | $338 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 95 | $0 | $20 |
| Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | 45 | $1,182 | $4,604 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 44 | $118 | $454 |
| Partial removal of collar bone | 41 | $234 | $1,851 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 34 | $41 | $141 |
| X-ray of shoulder, 1 view | 32 | $16 | $66 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 32 | $108 | $510 |
| Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | 25 | $35 | $175 |
| Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope | 21 | $316 | $1,987 |
| Repair of chronic torn shoulder rotator cuff | 20 | $567 | $2,701 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 18 | $35 | $181 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 17 | $83 | $337 |
| Partial removal or repair of shoulder bone near collar bone | 16 | $375 | $1,941 |
| Anchoring of biceps tendon | 16 | $423 | $2,358 |
| Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into suprascapular shoulder nerve | 14 | $67 | $286 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 12 | $154 | $645 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 11 | $71 | $334 |
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 ›
Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for orthopedic surgery 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. Burkhead is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 24% in TX), and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 2%), 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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