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

Individual provider Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · NPI 1407299761

Dr. David Benjamin Nelson, MD practises Thoracic Surgery in Dallas, Texas. Graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 2013, 13 years ago. Practices with University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, a 3,149-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Texas.

Years since qualifying
13
Trained at
Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School
Licensed in
TX
In the registry since
2013
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

5323 Harry Hines Blvd Stop 8879
Dallas, TX 75390-4000
Phone: (214) 645-7700
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Specialties & licences

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208G00000X · Licence R0083 (TX)
Surgery Physician Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence R0083 (TX)

Record details

NPI number1407299761
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedApril 16, 2013
Last updated in NPPESAugust 23, 2023
Certification dateAugust 23, 2023

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyTHORACIC SURGERY
Medical schoolNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY FEINBERG MEDICAL SCHOOL
Graduated 2013 (13 years in practice)
Group practice University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center At Dallas — 3149 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.

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 34 times · 58th 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 patients70
Services billed 147 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age72

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Education $2,500 1 payment · educational material or training, not a fee
Travel and Lodging $1,535 7 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Food and Beverage $606 10 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.

  • Ut Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. Hospital · Dallas, TX

Colleagues at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 3149 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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