Dr. Brent Robinson, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Robinson
Dr. Brent Robinson is a cardiovascular disease in Texarkana, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Robinson performed 6,165 Medicare services across 3,412 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Robinson received a total of $4,212 from 22 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 247 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. Robinson 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) | 1,404 | $59 | $89 |
| Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | 529 | $25 | $36 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | 484 | $18 | $25 |
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 480 | $15 | $22 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 384 | $43 | $57 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 335 | $6 | $8 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 299 | $10 | $15 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 297 | $20 | $29 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 288 | $126 | $183 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 183 | $25 | $36 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 175 | $61 | $77 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 129 | $113 | $165 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 127 | $118 | $152 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 125 | $322 | $449 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 121 | $9 | $12 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 96 | $215 | $285 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 78 | $41 | $72 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 69 | $132 | $175 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 68 | $51 | $77 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 61 | $85 | $127 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 56 | $2 | $3 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 40 | $81 | $104 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 38 | $19 | $25 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 38 | $28 | $36 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 35 | $5 | $7 |
| External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | 31 | $79 | $105 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 28 | $100 | $127 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 26 | $38 | $48 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 22 | $247 | $315 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 20 | $16 | $21 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 20 | $11 | $14 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system | 20 | $28 | $52 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 20 | $14 | $17 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 20 | $132 | $214 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 19 | $61 | $80 |
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
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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. Robinson is a remote & electrophysiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 11% 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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