Dr. Mara Melanie Dacso, MD

Dr. Dacso practices at Texas Endoscopy at Independence Medical Village in Plano, Texas.

Dr. Dacso's NPI, 1174750723, was assigned on June 22, 2009. Dr. Dacso graduated from UTMB Health in 2009. Dr. Dacso's Texas license number on file is P3703.

Dr. Dacso's primary practice is Texas Endoscopy at Independence Medical Village, at 8080 Independence Parkway Suite160, Plano, TX 75025. The practice phone is (972) 908-3000.

Dr. Dacso's primary practice is Texas Endoscopy at Independence Medical Village in Plano, Texas. The medical group on file is University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dacso to 2 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Dacso practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Dermatology is Dr. Dacso's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Dacso is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology. Dr. Dacso has a license on file in Texas.

CMS data shows 1,725 Medicare services from Dr. Dacso across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 372 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $69,059 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 372 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dacso in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 201 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.04, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Dacso's median patient age at 68, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Dacso wrote 411 Medicare Part D claims for 141 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 328 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $6,048 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 106 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Dacso for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Dacso accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 217 procedures of skin biopsy by Dr. Dacso, more than 86% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Dacso, published from 2009 to 2020. 2020 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Leprosy, Biopsy and Diagnosis, Differential. Dr. Dacso has published most often in J Am Acad Dermatol. Dr. Dacso's most frequent co-authors are Cory A. Dunnick, MD, Rana Khalid Abdat, MD and Rawaa M. Almukhtar, MD, MPH.

CMS Open Payments shows 423 general payments to Dr. Dacso from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,922.

Dr. Dacso graduated from UTMB Health in 2009. Dr. Dacso is a member of AAD, AMA, American Society of Dermatopathology, Texas Dermatological Society and TMA.

Dr. Dacso is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.