What is David Talton's specialty?

David Talton (NPI 1629078746) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Thoracic Surgery in Tupelo, MS.

Where does David Talton practice?

David Talton practices in Tupelo, MS, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1629078746.

How much does Medicare pay David Talton?

David Talton (NPI 1629078746) received approximately $297K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 251 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1629078746

David TaltonM.D.

Thoracic SurgeryTupelo, MSI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

444

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

494

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$168K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 17 Thoracic Surgery providers in MS — top quintile (cohort median 258).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$4K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$3K

Travel and Lodging$850

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$3K

Travel and Lodging$850

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where David Talton'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). 30 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
John Estess Cardiology · Tupelo, MS	60	151
Eric Emig Diagnostic Radiology · Tupelo, MS	56	158
Katie Gann Nurse Practitioner · Houston, MS	53	100
William Henson Diagnostic Radiology · Tupelo, MS	46	132
Anthony Junck Diagnostic Radiology · Tupelo, MS	45	114
Barry Bertolet Interventional Cardiology · Tupelo, MS	41	237
Clinton Smith Diagnostic Radiology · Tupelo, MS	41	103
Douglas Hill Cardiology · Tupelo, MS	40	104
Benjamin Blossom Interventional Cardiology · Tupelo, MS	39	165
FLOWERS, HARVEY	37	116
Christopher Bell Nurse Practitioner · Tupelo, MS	30	117
Robert Becker Diagnostic Radiology · Tupelo, MS	29	73

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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