Dr. Meredith Hawkins Pridgeon, D.O.
What this data tells you about Dr. Hawkins Pridgeon
Dr. Meredith Hawkins Pridgeon is a student in an organized health care education/training program in Granbury, TX, with 10 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Hawkins Pridgeon performed 2,688 Medicare services across 2,037 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Hawkins Pridgeon received a total of $4,106 from 50 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 241 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in student in an organized health care education/training program. 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. Hawkins Pridgeon 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) | 585 | $84 | $283 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 362 | $8 | $21 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 250 | $10 | $40 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 209 | $8 | $34 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 150 | $13 | $102 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 149 | $16 | $68 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 141 | $126 | $299 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 118 | $10 | $62 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 96 | $9 | $38 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 95 | $54 | $192 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 82 | $90 | $438 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 59 | $17 | $68 |
| Automated urinalysis | 50 | $2 | $36 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | 42 | $6 | $20 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 41 | $3 | $13 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 35 | $162 | $449 |
| Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, non-automated | 34 | $4 | $36 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 30 | $10 | $36 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 30 | $19 | $70 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 24 | $8 | $34 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 21 | $120 | $381 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 20 | $15 | $62 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 15 | $7 | $48 |
| Vitamin D level test | 13 | $29 | $110 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 13 | $18 | $73 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 13 | $10 | $102 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) | 11 | $41 | $130 |
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 (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 9% for student in an organized health care education/training program 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. Hawkins Pridgeon is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 7% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 9%).
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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