Dr. Douglas Darko Dickson, MD

Dr. Dickson practices at James W Aston Ambulatory Care Center in Dallas, Texas.

Dr. Dickson's NPI, 1093918245, was assigned on June 6, 2007. Dr. Dickson graduated from Howard University College Of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Dickson holds Texas license P1746.

Dr. Dickson's primary practice is James W Aston Ambulatory Care Center, at 5303 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390 in Dallas County. The practice phone is (214) 645-2300.

Dr. Dickson's primary practice is James W Aston Ambulatory Care Center in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Dickson is also affiliated with William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital. The medical group on file is University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dickson to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Dickson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Dickson is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Dickson's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Missouri and Ohio.

Dmand AI lists lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, scoliosis, spinal fusion, spinal stenosis and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Dickson treats.

CMS data shows 219 Medicare services from Dr. Dickson across 5 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 188 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $15,904 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 188 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dickson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 89 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.57, 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. Dickson's median patient age at 64, with 63% women.

In 2024, Dr. Dickson wrote 87 Medicare Part D claims for 27 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 43 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $271 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 16 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Dickson for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Dickson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Dickson, published from 2023 to 2024. 2024 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Cervical Vertebrae, Disability Evaluation and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Dr. Dickson has published most often in Spine (Phila Pa 1976). Dr. Dickson's most frequent co-authors are Michael D. Van Hal, MD, Keith H. Bridwell, MD and Hakeem J. Shakir.

CMS Open Payments shows 28 general payments to Dr. Dickson from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 60% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $1,162.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Dickson, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Dickson graduated from Howard University College Of Medicine in 2005.

Dr. Dickson is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.