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Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD

(Dr. Bruce Kent Burton, MD)

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (1978)

2223 Grant Street
Malvern, AR 72104

(501) 337-9031

Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD is an internist in Malvern, AR specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1978 and has 48 years of experience. Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD is affiliated with HEALTHSTAR PHYSICIANS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT PLLC.

Office Locations

2223 Grant Street
Malvern, AR 72104

(501) 337-9031

(501) 337-9033

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In The News

“Arkansas Heart Hospital physicians, along with Dr. Dylan Thaxton, Dr. Bruce Burton and APN Amy Miller, will lead the clinic.”—"Arkansas Heart Hospital Acquires Malvern Clinic", Arkansas Business, January 2018

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD in 2023

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Top 25%

By Volume:

nursing home care

By Affordability:

nursing home care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Arkansas, Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD performed more nursing home care procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for nursing home care that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD treated as an internist in Malvern, AR during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, ultrasound (sonogram) and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	200
ambulatory monitoring	25
aspiration	35
blood draw	962
cardiac procedures	366
diabetes management	108
diagnostic procedures	49
doctor visit	3429
ear procedures	23
gastrointestinal procedures	60
hip imaging	28
hormone therapy	350
hospital care	169
injections	385
inpatient care	144
lab tests	1342
minimally invasive procedures	60
musculoskeletal imaging	114
outpatient care	25
pelvic imaging	74
preventive care	659
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	49
spinal procedures	38
thoracic (chest) imaging	432
ultrasound (sonogram)	667
vaccines	372
vascular procedures	152
X-rays	536

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD treated as an internist in Malvern, AR during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	12
ambulatory monitoring	15
aspiration	24
blood draw	929
cardiac procedures	263
diabetes management	124
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	3211
ear procedures	22
gastrointestinal procedures	18
hormone therapy	321
hospital care	516
incision and drainage	12
injections	345
inpatient care	405
lab tests	1597
minimally invasive procedures	18
minor procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	94
outpatient care	76
preventive care	556
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
skin surgery	12
spinal procedures	34
thoracic (chest) imaging	487
ultrasound (sonogram)	322
vaccines	313
vascular procedures	34
X-rays	575

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	317
Female	469

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	705
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	291
From 75 to 84	257
85 and over	150
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD treated as an internist in Malvern, AR during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, allergy testing and skin testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	12
allergy testing	750
ambulatory monitoring	15
aspiration	23
blood draw	808
cardiac procedures	177
diabetes management	157
doctor visit	2925
ear procedures	15
hormone therapy	276
hospital care	159
incision and drainage	12
injections	299
inpatient care	159
lab tests	1579
minimally invasive procedures	750
minor procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	54
preventive care	572
skin surgery	12
skin testing	750
thoracic (chest) imaging	355
ultrasound (sonogram)	162
vaccines	307
X-rays	409

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	430

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	649
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	267
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	144
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD treated as an internist in Malvern, AR during 2015 were lab tests, allergy testing, skin testing and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	800
ambulatory monitoring	22
aspiration	20
blood draw	790
cardiac procedures	392
diabetes management	198
doctor visit	3161
ear procedures	12
hip imaging	28
hormone therapy	147
injections	167
lab tests	1536
minimally invasive procedures	800
musculoskeletal imaging	73
preventive care	689
skin testing	800
spinal procedures	27
stress testing	22
thoracic (chest) imaging	338
ultrasound (sonogram)	371
vaccines	353
vascular procedures	23
X-rays	438

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	562
Female	836

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1240
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	564
From 75 to 84	414
85 and over	266
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD treated as an internist in Malvern, AR during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	35
aspiration	22
blood draw	1013
cardiac procedures	122
chronic care	38
diabetes management	199
doctor visit	2945
ear procedures	18
injections	22
lab tests	1503
musculoskeletal imaging	49
nursing home care	108
preventive care	716
thoracic (chest) imaging	238
ultrasound (sonogram)	72
vaccines	370
X-rays	287

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	299
Female	440

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	653
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	294
From 75 to 84	232
85 and over	140
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Dementia	16
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD treated as an internist in Malvern, AR during 2017 were blood draw, nursing home care, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	18
aspiration	23
blood draw	1159
cardiac procedures	34
chronic care	258
doctor visit	2293
injections	23
lab tests	502
nursing home care	608
preventive care	334
thoracic (chest) imaging	99
ultrasound (sonogram)	16
vaccines	311
X-rays	99

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	339
Female	515

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	766
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	305
From 75 to 84	285
85 and over	178
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	35
Dementia	26
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD treated as an internist in Malvern, AR during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
blood draw	748
chronic care	223
diabetes management	137
doctor visit	2156
ear procedures	13
injections	17
lab tests	1935
nursing home care	747
preventive care	794
thyroid function tests	94
vaccines	219

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	304
Female	473

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	691
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	275
85 and over	169
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Dementia	29
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD treated as an internist in Malvern, AR during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, nursing home care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
blood draw	746
cardiac procedures	29
chronic care	156
diabetes management	192
doctor visit	2173
injections	15
lab tests	2399
musculoskeletal imaging	22
nursing home care	789
preventive care	961
thyroid function tests	102
ultrasound (sonogram)	43
vaccines	332
vascular procedures	14
X-rays	22

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	462

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	645
Black	69
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	262
85 and over	167
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	37
Dementia	30
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD treated as an internist in Malvern, AR during 2020 were lab tests, nursing home care, preventive care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	24
blood draw	481
chronic care	114
diabetes management	133
doctor visit	1240
injections	24
lab tests	1633
nursing home care	726
preventive care	577
thyroid function tests	80
vaccines	203

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	401

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	563
Black	58
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	246
85 and over	135
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	32
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD treated as an internist in Malvern, AR during 2021 were nursing home care, lab tests, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	138
diabetes management	34
doctor visit	429
lab tests	436
nursing home care	734
preventive care	113
thyroid function tests	37
vaccines	27

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	251

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	319
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	113
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	42
Dementia	49
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD treated as an internist in Malvern, AR during 2022 were nursing home care, lab tests, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	92
doctor visit	233
lab tests	168
nursing home care	827
preventive care	41
vaccines	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	251
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	102
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	45
Dementia	47
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD treated as an internist in Malvern, AR were lab tests, skin testing, allergy testing and blood draw.

abdominal imaging	200
abscess drainage	12
allergy testing	775
ambulatory monitoring	21
aspiration	22
blood draw	715
cardiac procedures	197
chronic care	157
diabetes management	142
diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	2199
ear procedures	17
gastrointestinal procedures	39
hip imaging	28
hormone therapy	273
hospital care	281
incision and drainage	12
injections	144
inpatient care	236
lab tests	1330
minimally invasive procedures	407
minor procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	67
nursing home care	648
outpatient care	50
pelvic imaging	74
preventive care	546
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	33
skin surgery	12
skin testing	775
spinal procedures	33
stress testing	22
thoracic (chest) imaging	324
thyroid function tests	78
ultrasound (sonogram)	236
vaccines	256
vascular procedures	55
X-rays	338

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	405

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	11
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	589
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	220
85 and over	142
Less than 65	64
65 to 74	231

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Dementia	24
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD graduated from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1978. He has a state license in Arkansas.

Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (1978)

Licensed In: Arkansas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

HEALTHSTAR PHYSICIANS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT PLLC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$577 ANORO $160	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $123	SHINGRIX $88	BREO $84	ANORO ELLIPTA $53	Other $69
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$394 FARXIGA $235	BREZTRI $121	BYDUREON $23	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $15
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$256 XARELTO $239	$17
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$157 ENTRESTO $157
Boston Scientific Corporation	$113 WATCHMAN $113
Other	$618 PRALUENT $80	PRALUENT (alirocumab) Injection $70	Repatha $33	ZORVOLEX $28	TROKENDI XR $24	Other $382

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,926
Education	$190

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD in 2016

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce K. Burton, MD From 2012 - 2022

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