Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Andrew Morchower, M.D.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Frisco, TX
Practice pattern: Mixed Practice— Diverse clinical practice across multiple procedure types
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Morchower from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Morchower
Dr. Andrew Morchower is an interventional pain medicine physician in Frisco, TX, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Morchower performed 9,571 Medicare services across 1,035 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Morchower received a total of $21,369 from 75 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 769 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional pain medicine physician. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Morchower is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 18 years in practice▲ Top 6% volume in TX$ $21,369 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗9,571
Medicare services
Top 6% in TX for interventional pain medicine physician
1,035
Unique beneficiaries
$22
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~532 Medicare services per year of practice
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Injection, rimabotulinumtoxinb, 100 units | 2,903 | $10 | $30 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 2,060 | $0 | $2 |
| Joint lubricant injection (GenVisc) | 1,230 | $5 | $40 |
| Contrast dye for imaging, lower concentration | 645 | $0 | $21 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 610 | $90 | $319 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 603 | $1 | $12 |
| Drug screening test | 275 | $60 | $186 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 262 | $0 | $7 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 137 | $44 | $172 |
| Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | 105 | $44 | $270 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | 86 | $103 | $449 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 84 | $228 | $1,003 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | 76 | $76 | $277 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 75 | $11 | $42 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 68 | $182 | $527 |
| Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test, first 30 minutes | 65 | $31 | $139 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 61 | $62 | $220 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 52 | $116 | $483 |
| Injection of chemical for paralysis of nerve muscles on side of neck excluding voice box | 32 | $153 | $774 |
| Injection of chemical for paralysis of nerve muscles on trunk, 1-5 muscles | 32 | $56 | $451 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 30 | $334 | $1,264 |
| Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | 26 | $200 | $806 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 19 | $201 | $1,022 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 19 | $103 | $526 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 16 | $47 | $209 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$21,369
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $3,053/year across 7 years
Top 19% in TX for interventional pain medicine physician
75
Companies
769
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$15,422 (72.2%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$5,947 (27.8%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024$1,727
2023$1,339
2022$1,324
2021$1,887
2020$3,424
2019$2,576
2018$9,093
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$5,400
Abbott Laboratories
$2,951
Boston Scientific Corporation
$1,759
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$1,365
Vertos Medical, Inc.
$1,304
BIODELIVERY SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
$837
Nevro Corp.
$825
Medtronic, Inc.
$567
US WorldMeds, LLC
$531
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$466
Merz North America, Inc.
$403
Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$395
AKRIMAX PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
$359
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
$342
Bioventus LLC
$295
MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC.
$209
Almatica Pharma LLC
$173
ABBVIE INC.
$144
Egalet US Inc
$136
PFIZER INC.
$131
Amgen Inc.
$122
Novo Nordisk Inc
$121
Assertio Therapeutics, Inc.
$111
Stimwave Technologies Incorporated
$109
AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$103
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$102
Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$94
Allergan, Inc.
$91
Curonix LLC
$88
Lundbeck LLC
$82
Spinal Simplicity, LLC
$80
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$77
Itamar Medical Inc
$74
Averitas Pharma Inc.
$73
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc
$70
Shionogi Inc
$67
PAINTEQ LLC
$67
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$63
Fidia Pharma USA Inc.
$61
RedHill Biopharma Inc.
$57
Horizon Pharma plc
$55
Avanos Medical
$53
Purdue Pharma L.P.
$52
Allergan Inc.
$50
Pylant Medical
$49
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
$49
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$45
BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc.
$44
MDD US Operations, LLC
$43
Valinor Pharma, LLC
$41
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC
$40
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$39
HydroCision, Inc.
$36
SPR Therapeutics, Inc
$36
MML US, Inc.
$34
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$33
ASSERTIO THERAPEUTICS, Inc.
$32
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$30
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$26
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$24
Nuvectra Corporation
$23
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.
$23
Orthogenrx Inc.
$20
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$20
DJO, LLC
$18
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$17
Amniox Medical, Inc.
$17
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$17
FORTE BIO-PHARMA LLC
$17
Athena Bioscience, LLC
$17
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$14
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$14
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$14
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$13
Baudax Bio Inc.
$12
Top 3 companies account for 47.3% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACCURIAN · AIMOVIG · AJOVY · ANJESO · APOKYN · Aimovig · Algovita · Amitiza · BELBUCA · BOTOX · BOTOX THERAPEUTIC · BUNAVAIL 2.1 mg 30-count box · Cambia · DSUVIA · DUEXIS · DYSPORT · Durolane · ETERNA · GELSYN 3 · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERATOR · GPS III PLATELET CONCENTRATION SYSTEM · GRALISE · Gralise · HA MINUTEMAN G3-R · HYMOVIS · Horizant · INTELLIS · INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM · LORZONE · LUCEMYRA · LYRICA · MONOVISC · MOVANTIK · MYOBLOC · Morphabond ER · Movantik · NAPRELAN · NEOX · NURTEC ODT · Nalocet · OCTRODE · OXAYDO · Octrode SCS Leads · Omnia · PAINTEQ · PENNSAID · PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A · PROCARE Bracing & Supports · PROCLAIM · PROLATE · Penta SCS Leads · Primlev · Proclaim DRG IPG · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · Proclaim IPG · Prodigy Family of SCS IPGs · Prospera · Protege Family of SCS IPGs · QULIPTA · QUTENZA · QUVIVIQ · Qdolo · RELISTOR · RELISTOR ORAL · ReActiv8 · SCS leads · SEGLENTIS · SPECTRA WAVEWRITER · SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (REFURBISHED) · SPRINT PNS System · SPRIX · STANDARD RF DISPOSABLES · SYMPROIC · Seglentis · Senza · Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · StimQ Peripheral Nerve StimulatorSystem · Symproic · TRIVISC SODIUM HYALURONATE · TenJet · TriVisc sodium hyaluronate · UBRELVY · VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM · VECTRIS · VYEPTI · Vanta · Vascepa · WatchPAT · WatchPATONE · WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 · Wegovy · XEOMIN · XTAMPZA · Xeomin · Xtampza ER · ZTLido · ZTLido 30 POUCH in 1 CARTON 1 PATCH in 1 POUCH · Zilretta · Zipsor · mild Device Kit · movantik
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
Most payments (72%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Equivalent to $223 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Interventional Pain Medicine Physicians within 10 mi
21
Per 100K population
1.9
County median income
$117,588
Nearest hospital
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO
0.0 mi
0.0 mi
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. Morchower is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 19%), 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 →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Morchower experienced with injection, rimabotulinumtoxinb, 100 units?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Morchower performed 2,903 injection, rimabotulinumtoxinb, 100 units services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Morchower receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Morchower received a total of $21,369 from 75 companies across 769 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Morchower's costs compare to other interventional pain medicine physicians in Frisco?
Dr. Morchower's average Medicare payment per service is $22. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Morchower) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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About this page
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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