Dr. Richard Easton, PA-L, MS, BS
What this data tells you about Dr. Easton
Dr. Richard Easton is a medical physician assistant in Lewisville, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Easton performed 2,221 Medicare services across 1,271 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Easton received a total of $1,645 from 22 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 104 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in medical physician assistant. 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. Easton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 402 | $8 | $12 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 382 | $61 | $506 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 202 | $47 | $371 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 200 | $8 | $135 |
| Care management services for behavioral health conditions, 20 minutes or more clinical staff time directed by health care professional | 138 | $25 | $100 |
| Annual depression screening | 105 | $15 | $126 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 92 | $26 | $100 |
| Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | 82 | $12 | $91 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 76 | $0 | $37 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 54 | $32 | $100 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 49 | $32 | $100 |
| Automated urinalysis | 43 | $2 | $35 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 43 | $10 | $82 |
| Drug screening test | 38 | $61 | $130 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 36 | $8 | $141 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 33 | $13 | $116 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 33 | $105 | $344 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 32 | $89 | $583 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 27 | $15 | $118 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems | 26 | $3 | $45 |
| Blood glucose (sugar) level | 23 | $4 | $45 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | 21 | $12 | $108 |
| Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | 19 | $112 | $230 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 19 | $8 | $56 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 17 | $174 | $820 |
| Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | 16 | $242 | $388 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 13 | $12 | $100 |
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.
Geographic Context
2.8 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. Easton is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 7% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, 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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