Dr. David Berken, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Berken
Dr. David Berken is a student in an organized health care education/training program specialist in Houston, TX, with 11 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Berken performed 1,735 Medicare services across 1,286 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Berken received a total of $27,759 from 30 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 250 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. Berken 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foot X-ray, 3+ views | 344 | $23 | $103 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 316 | $63 | $135 |
| X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | 247 | $25 | $103 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 197 | $88 | $185 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 118 | $114 | $275 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 75 | $9 | $36 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 56 | $98 | $240 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 36 | $10 | $62 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 35 | $8 | $27 |
| X-ray of heel, minimum of 2 views | 35 | $18 | $89 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 31 | $39 | $156 |
| Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | 29 | $94 | $1,693 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 28 | $7 | $50 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 26 | $27 | $115 |
| 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 | 25 | $37 | $103 |
| Injection into tendon at attachment to bone or muscle | 19 | $39 | $144 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 19 | $25 | $90 |
| Application of stress by physician for joint imaging | 19 | $39 | $120 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | 18 | $24 | $150 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 18 | $21 | $310 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 17 | $48 | $177 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 15 | $22 | $125 |
| Treatment of ligament tear at ankle joint | 12 | $294 | $1,628 |
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 (49%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 1% 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. Berken is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 11% in TX), with mixed engagement industry engagement in the top 1% of TX peers.
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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