Dr. Scott Burlison, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Burlison
Dr. Scott Burlison is a pain medicine in Tyler, TX, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Burlison performed 3,734 Medicare services across 1,767 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Burlison received a total of $2,957 from 13 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 46 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in pain 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. Burlison 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 1,042 | $44 | $129 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 822 | $88 | $338 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 333 | $98 | $1,081 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 221 | $0 | $10 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 202 | $118 | $510 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | 154 | $39 | $351 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 112 | $0 | $20 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 106 | $36 | $65 |
| Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | 96 | $39 | $175 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 92 | $30 | $118 |
| Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | 86 | $75 | $813 |
| Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 49 | $51 | $589 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 40 | $81 | $919 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 38 | $48 | $471 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 38 | $45 | $537 |
| Injection of contrast for imaging of hip under anesthesia | 30 | $65 | $1,106 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | 29 | $30 | $118 |
| Review by radiologist of hip joint image | 29 | $21 | $383 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | 28 | $75 | $746 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 27 | $102 | $975 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 27 | $58 | $489 |
| Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 25 | $145 | $1,317 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 24 | $53 | $245 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 24 | $124 | $1,303 |
| X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | 24 | $8 | $98 |
| X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | 20 | $6 | $103 |
| Destruction of nerves supplying joint between spine and pelvis using imaging guidance | 16 | $148 | $1,560 |
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. Burlison is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 29% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 18 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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