Dr. David Eric Halpern, MD

Dr. Halpern practices at Tampa Bay Plastic Surgery in Tampa, Florida.

Dr. Halpern's NPI, 1487683801, was assigned on June 30, 2006. Dr. Halpern graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 1987. Dr. Halpern holds Florida license ME78789.

Dr. Halpern's primary practice is Tampa Bay Plastic Surgery, at 120 S Fremont Ave, Tampa, FL 33606-1703. The practice phone is (813) 871-5000.

Dr. Halpern's primary practice is Tampa Bay Plastic Surgery in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Halpern is also affiliated with Tampa General Hospital. The medical group on file is Select Physical Therapy. Dmand AI also links Dr. Halpern to 1 more hospital and 1 therapy and rehab clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Halpern practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery of the hand is Dr. Halpern's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2082S0105X. Dr. Halpern is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Halpern's licenses on file in 4 states: Florida, Maine, California and New York.

Dmand AI lists breast surgery and cancerous skin growth removal among the conditions Dr. Halpern treats.

CMS data shows 33 Medicare services from Dr. Halpern across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 40 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,633 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 40 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Halpern in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 17 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.60, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Halpern's median patient age at 69, with 59% women.

In 2024, Dr. Halpern wrote 140 Medicare Part D claims for 40 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 92 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $533 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 92 claims across 5 drugs.

Dr. Halpern accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Halpern. The most frequent topics are Rats, Inbred Strains. Dr. Halpern has published most often in Plast Reconstr Surg. Dr. Halpern's most frequent co-authors are Larry Steven Nichter, MD, John Richard Barbour, MD and Robert Louis Hooker, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 298 general payments to Dr. Halpern from 43 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 64% of the total. Surgical Innovation Associates, Inc. paid the most, $4,807.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Halpern, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013. Dr. Halpern serves on State of Florida Legislative Advocacy Committee American Society of Plastic Surgeons and Dept. Plastic Surgery Medical Executive Committee Tampa General Hospital.

Dr. Halpern graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 1987. Dr. Halpern is a member of ACS and ASPS.

Dr. Halpern is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Humana. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 4. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.