David Michael West

David West practices at UPMC Passavant-McCandless in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

David West's NPI, 1386846640, was assigned on May 31, 2007. David West graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine in 2000. David West holds Pennsylvania license MD428333.

David West's primary practice is UPMC Passavant-McCandless, at 9100 Babcock Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 in Allegheny County. The practice phone is (412) 367-6700.

David West's primary practice is UPMC Passavant-McCandless in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. David West is also affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian. The medical group on file is University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Radiology. Dmand AI also links David West to 3 more hospitals, 2 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where David West practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is David West's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. David West is licensed in Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 62 Medicare services from David West across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 69 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $38,476 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 69 Medicare patients who saw David West in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 37 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.52, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts David West's median patient age at 71, with 31% women.

In 2024, David West wrote 130 Medicare Part D claims for 46 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 71 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $7,030 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 53 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 out of 100 for David West for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. David West accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 20 procedures of coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) by David West, more than 68% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

CMS Open Payments shows 113 general payments to David West from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. AtriCure, Inc. paid the most, $1,467.

David West graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine in 2000.