What is David Carlson's specialty?

David Carlson (NPI 1194717652) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiac Surgery in Abilene, TX.

Where does David Carlson practice?

David Carlson practices in Abilene, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1194717652.

How much does Medicare pay David Carlson?

David Carlson (NPI 1194717652) received approximately $172K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 257 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1194717652

David CarlsonM.D.

Cardiac SurgeryAbilene, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

389

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

432

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$123K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 69 Cardiac Surgery providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 230).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$556

Distinct drugs

Brand share

15.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Cilostazol46 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium16 claims

Clopidogrel Bisulfate11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

85.6

Quality

72.1

Cost

78.1

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

95.0

Payment adjustment

0.45%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$102

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$102

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$102

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (6)

Home health agency

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where David Carlson's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 35 inbound referrers · 53 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Clark Wiginton Diagnostic Radiology · Abilene, TX	107	359
Jon Anderson Diagnostic Radiology · Abilene, TX	105	390
Michel Dumas Diagnostic Radiology · Abilene, TX	89	298
Steven Nitke Diagnostic Radiology · Abilene, TX	79	283
Ren Zhang Cardiology · Abilene, TX	66	260
Ashish Patel Diagnostic Radiology · Abilene, TX	60	192
PATE, TAMREN	54	119
Grady Yoder Diagnostic Radiology · Abilene, TX	48	124
Joji Varghese Interventional Cardiology · Abilene, TX	37	155
Udaya Swarna Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Abilene, TX	35	165
Venkata Amilineni Diagnostic Radiology · Greenwood, SC	30	67
Metrocare Services - Abilene Lp Ambulance Service Provider · Abilene, TX	30	74

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
HENDRICK MEDICAL CENTER	263	1,099
WILLIAMS, GEORGE	181	858
John Bliznak Diagnostic Radiology · Abilene, TX	136	647
Michel Dumas Diagnostic Radiology · Abilene, TX	105	475
Jon Anderson Diagnostic Radiology · Abilene, TX	101	359
Clark Wiginton Diagnostic Radiology · Abilene, TX	81	312
BROWN, PHILLIP	67	225
Henry Barff Physician Assistant · Wailuku, HI	66	227
Ashish Patel Diagnostic Radiology · Abilene, TX	64	187
Steven Nitke Diagnostic Radiology · Abilene, TX	61	193
Nageswari Daggubati Cardiology · Abilene, TX	57	172
PATE, TAMREN	49	87

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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