Dr. Darrell Parsons, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Parsons
Dr. Darrell Parsons is an internal medicine specialist in Odessa, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Parsons performed 5,571 Medicare services across 3,639 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Parsons received a total of $6,837 from 33 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 358 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal 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. Parsons 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 (20-29 min) | 691 | $58 | $150 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 559 | $8 | $20 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 539 | $79 | $220 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 489 | $8 | $35 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 487 | $10 | $75 |
| Automated urinalysis | 295 | $2 | $22 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 268 | $9 | $45 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 261 | $16 | $65 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 260 | $9 | $25 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 243 | $123 | $150 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 220 | $13 | $77 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 169 | $8 | $35 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 124 | $9 | $54 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 92 | $9 | $65 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 85 | $21 | $98 |
| 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 | 75 | $28 | $75 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | 68 | $6 | $12 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza | 66 | $52 | $180 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 54 | $19 | $72 |
| Sed rate test (inflammation marker) | 51 | $3 | $22 |
| C-reactive protein test (inflammation marker) | 48 | $5 | $23 |
| Uric acid level test | 45 | $4 | $22 |
| Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level | 33 | $38 | $75 |
| Kidney function blood test panel | 29 | $8 | $41 |
| Lipase (fat enzyme) level | 27 | $7 | $27 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 26 | $8 | $30 |
| Parathyroid hormone level test | 24 | $39 | $150 |
| Protein measurement, serum | 24 | $11 | $35 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 20 | $21 | $105 |
| Vitamin D level test | 20 | $28 | $100 |
| Breath test analysis for helicobacter pylori | 19 | $66 | $220 |
| Administration of drug for helicobacter pylori | 19 | $8 | $28 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 17 | $158 | $185 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | 15 | $35 | $100 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for strep (streptococcus, group a), amplified probe technique | 15 | $30 | $55 |
| 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 | 15 | $40 | $85 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 14 | $13 | $65 |
| Iron level test | 14 | $6 | $24 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 14 | $9 | $38 |
| Total protein level, blood | 13 | $4 | $28 |
| Magnesium level test | 12 | $7 | $45 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple types influenza virus | 12 | $94 | $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.
Geographic Context
7.5 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. Parsons is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 12% of TX peers, with 20 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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