Dr. David Carlson, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Carlson
Dr. David Carlson is a family medicine specialist in Garland, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Carlson performed 5,039 Medicare services across 2,799 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Carlson received a total of $9,754 from 52 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 705 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family 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. Carlson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,251 | $90 | $246 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 709 | $8 | $8 |
| Hemoglobin a1c level, by device for home use | 355 | $9 | $11 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 335 | $16 | $40 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 293 | $133 | $352 |
| Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated | 289 | $4 | $14 |
| Blood glucose (sugar) level | 247 | $4 | $16 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 222 | $65 | $157 |
| Annual depression screening | 176 | $19 | $56 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 136 | $26 | $110 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | 136 | $34 | $60 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | 107 | $11 | $43 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 95 | $16 | $40 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 92 | $11 | $18 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 89 | $118 | $126 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 78 | $11 | $82 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 63 | $59 | $60 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 51 | $29 | $30 |
| Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen | 43 | $49 | $90 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 34 | $0 | $86 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 26 | $108 | $408 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 26 | $222 | $400 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 26 | $42 | $85 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 25 | $32 | $93 |
| Single contrast x-ray of upper digestive tract | 24 | $99 | $131 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 22 | $28 | $40 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 21 | $24 | $31 |
| Administration of vaccine | 20 | $15 | $61 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 13 | $164 | $349 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | 12 | $41 | $52 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 12 | $146 | $518 |
| X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | 11 | $26 | $33 |
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 (99%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for family medicine in TX.
Geographic Context
3.3 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. Carlson is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 4% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 5% of TX peers, with 19 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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