Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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David J Kessler, MD

Individual provider Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician · NPI 1447251178

David J Kessler, MD practises Cardiac Electrophysiology in Austin, Texas. Graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas in 1991, 35 years ago. Practices with St Davids Heart and Vascular PLLC, a 198-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Texas.

Years since qualifying
35
Trained at
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas
Licensed in
TX
In the registry since
2005
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

3801 N Lamar Blvd 300
Austin, TX 78756-4080
Phone: (512) 206-3601
Fax: (512) 454-2581
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Specialties & licences

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RC0001X · Licence H8174 (TX)
Cardiovascular Disease Physician Taxonomy 207RC0000X · Licence H8174 (TX)

Record details

NPI number1447251178
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedAugust 3, 2005
Last updated in NPPESFebruary 9, 2022

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyCARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
Also practisesCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL SCHOOL AT DALLAS
Graduated 1991 (35 years in practice)
Group practice St Davids Heart And Vascular Pllc — 198 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Pacemaker insertion or repair 73 times · 95th percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients1,379
Services billed 7,441 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age79

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program $4,275 3 payments
Food and Beverage $3,782 147 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

Colleagues at St Davids Heart and Vascular PLLC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 198 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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