What is David Close's specialty?

David Close (NPI 1326002130) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Hematology-Oncology in Lubbock, TX.

Where does David Close practice?

David Close practices in Lubbock, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1326002130.

How much does Medicare pay David Close?

David Close (NPI 1326002130) received approximately $86K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 521 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1326002130

David CloseMD

Hematology-OncologyLubbock, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

780

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,302

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$85K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 613 Hematology-Oncology providers in TX — below median (cohort median 2,625).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,066

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.6M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

28.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Letrozole219 claims

Anastrozole69 claims

Apixaban53 claims

Allopurinol50 claims

Palbociclib48 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$94

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$94

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$94

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (5)

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where David Close'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). 36 inbound referrers · 75 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Steven White Diagnostic Radiology · Lubbock, TX	56	128
Ameripath Lubbock 501a Corporation Clinical Laboratory · Lubbock, TX	46	178
Gary Simmons Diagnostic Radiology · Lubbock, TX	43	121
James Wolfe Diagnostic Radiology · Lubbock, TX	43	84
MARTINEZ, WALDO	40	104
Douglas Wright Diagnostic Radiology · Lubbock, TX	39	125
Thomas Callahan Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Worth, TX	39	72
PORTER, SCOTT	37	95
NPI 1386625747	37	187
Gregory Poe Diagnostic Radiology · Lubbock, TX	34	78
METHODIST HOSPITAL PLAINVIEW TEXAS	34	360
Donald Quick Hematology-Oncology · Lubbock, TX	32	109

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
COVENANT MEDICAL CENTER	587	4,296
Cassy Felts Diagnostic Radiology · Lubbock, TX	59	155
James Wolfe Diagnostic Radiology · Lubbock, TX	55	172
Kenneth White Diagnostic Radiology · Lubbock, TX	54	142
NPI 1386625747	51	287
Michael Knapp Diagnostic Radiology · Lubbock, TX	50	131
David Donaldson Diagnostic Radiology · Lubbock, TX	47	131
Bill Moskos Diagnostic Radiology · Lubbock, TX	47	125
MUFF, DAVID	47	137
LUBBOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT	46	143
Walter Cushman Diagnostic Radiology · Lubbock, TX	44	162
JOHNSON, CARSON	43	122

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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