Dr. David J. Sher, MD

  • Dallas, TX
  • Radiation oncologist
NPI1326028648PAC ID1456424613
Medicare services, 2024
2,447
Medicare patients, 2024
217
Part D claims, 2024
422
Publications
181
Clinical trials
6
Practice address
6201 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390
Practice phone
Call (214) 633-5555
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Mobile number
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Dr. David J. Sher is a radiation oncologist in Dallas, Texas

Dr. Sher practices at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital in Dallas, Texas, part of The University of Texas System.

Dr. Sher's NPI, 1326028648, was assigned on January 20, 2006. Dr. Sher graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2003. Dr. Sher's Massachusetts license number on file is 223229.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1456424613
NPI enumeration date
January 20, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(214) 633-5555
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
49
Medical school graduation
2003

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. David J. Sher practices at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital in Dallas, Texas

Dr. Sher's primary practice is William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital, at 6201 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390 in Dallas County. The practice phone is (214) 633-5555.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. David J. Sher is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Sher's primary practice is William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital in Dallas, Texas, part of The University of Texas System. Dr. Sher is also affiliated with Parkland Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sher to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. David J. Sher's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
William P. Clements Jr. University HospitalAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. David J. Sher is one of 401 radiation oncologists in Texas

Radiation oncology is Dr. Sher's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2085R0001X. Dr. Sher is board certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Sher's licenses on file in 3 states: Massachusetts, Texas and Illinois.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Radiation oncology, MassachusettsPrimaryLicense 223229 · 2004 to 2012 · taxonomy 2085R0001X
  • Texas license2015 to 2026
  • Illinois license2011 to 2017

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists bone cancer radiation, cancer radiation-upper GI, head & neck cancer radiation and lung cancer radiation among the conditions Dr. Sher treats.

Radiation oncologists near Dr. Sher

Counts of radiation oncologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. David J. Sher billed Medicare for 2,447 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,447 Medicare services from Dr. Sher across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 217 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $153,598 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 20242,447
Medicare patients217
Paid by Medicare$153,598
Procedure codes16

Dr. Sher's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Imaging
2023: 2,0482024: 2,1344%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2872024: 24216%
Surgery
2023: 1092024: 7135%

Dr. Sher compared with the Texas median for radiation oncologists, 2024

  • Dr. Sher
  • Texas median
Medicare services
2,447vs 1,47266% above
Medicare patients
217vs 16432% above
Part D claims
316vs 417.7 times

Medians across 370 radiation oncologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Sher's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. David J. Sher treated 217 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 217 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sher in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 98 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.95, 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. Sher's median patient age at 68, with 27% women.

Medicare patients, 2024217
Average age76
Average risk score1.95

Dr. Sher's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Sher's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women5726%
  • Men16074%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Sher's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis52%
  4. Ischemic heart disease37%
  5. Diabetes27%
  6. Cancer26%
  7. Atrial fibrillation24%
  8. Chronic kidney disease24%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Sher's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 68

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women27%
  • Men72%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. David J. Sher wrote 422 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Sher wrote 422 Medicare Part D claims for 122 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 316 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $9,454 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 261 claims across 9 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024422
Drugs named by CMS10
Total drug cost$9,454
Part D patients122

Dr. Sher's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic415 claims98%
  • Brand-name and other7 claims2%

Dr. Sher's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Sher's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids17%72 of 422 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 2612024: 31621%

Drugs named by CMS: 10 in 2024, 9 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. David J. Sher scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Sher for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Sher accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Sher's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 84of 100Final score
  • 100of 100Quality
  • 0of 100Improvement Activities
  • 87of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. David J. Sher has 181 publications on record

Dmand AI links 181 papers to Dr. Sher, published from 2004 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 20. The most frequent topics are Head and Neck Neoplasms, Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated and Radiotherapy Dosage. Dr. Sher has published most often in Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. Dr. Sher's most frequent co-authors are Baran D. Sumer, MD, Dominic Himchan Moon, MD and Andrew T. Day, MD.

Papers181
Years published2004 to 2025

Dr. Sher's papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Dr. Sher writes about most

  • Head and Neck Neoplasms
  • Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated
  • Radiotherapy Dosage
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
  • Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

Dr. Sher's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Sher

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. David J. Sher has worked on 6 clinical trials

Dmand AI links Dr. Sher to 6 clinical trials, 2 of them phase 2 studies. Conditions studied include Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Head and Neck Neoplasms and Adenocarcinoma. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center sponsors the most, 4.

Clinical trials with Dr. Sher by phase

  1. NonePhase 1: no trials
  2. 1Phase 1/2: 1 trial
  3. 2Phase 2: 2 trials
  4. 1Phase 3: 1 trial
  5. NonePhase 4: no trials

Conditions in Dr. Sher's trials

  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
  • Carcinoma

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Sher

  • Benjamin D. Rosenbluth, MD1 shared trial

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Sher

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Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. David J. Sher received $203 in industry payments in 2022

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Sher from 2 drug and device companies in 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. paid the most, $139.

Companies that paid Dr. Sher the most, 2022 to 2022

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. David J. Sher graduated from Harvard Medical School

Dr. Sher graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2003.

  1. Medical schoolHarvard Medical School
  2. Board certified in radiation oncologyAmerican Board of Radiology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. David J. Sher accepts plans from 20 insurance carriers

Dr. Sher is in network with 20 carriers, including Elevance, United Healthcare and Aetna. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Sher accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO12
  2. PPO11
  3. Medicare6
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. David J. Sher's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. David J. Sher's NPI number?

Dr. David J. Sher's NPI number is 1326028648. It was assigned on January 20, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. David J. Sher?

Dr. David J. Sher is a radiation oncologist in Dallas, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Radiation Oncology Physician (taxonomy code 2085R0001X).

Where does Dr. David J. Sher practice?

Dr. Sher practices at 6201 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390. Dr. Sher's primary practice is William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital in Dallas, Texas, part of The University of Texas System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sher to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. David J. Sher's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Sher is (214) 633-5555.

What is Dr. David J. Sher's medical license number?

Dr. Sher's Massachusetts license number on file is 223229, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. David J. Sher been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Sher in Massachusetts (2004 to 2012), Texas (2015 to 2026) and Illinois (2011 to 2017).

Which hospitals is Dr. David J. Sher affiliated with?

Dr. Sher practices at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Sher is also affiliated with Parkland Memorial Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. David J. Sher part of?

Dr. Sher is linked to University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

Does Dr. David J. Sher accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sher billed Medicare for 2,447 services in 2024, and Dr. Sher accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. David J. Sher's MIPS score?

Dr. Sher's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported individually.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. David J. Sher see?

CMS counts 217 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sher in 2024, with an average age of 76.

Is Dr. David J. Sher board certified?

Yes. Dr. Sher is board certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology.

What services does Dr. David J. Sher bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Sher's most billed Medicare services were radiation oncology (77300), radiation oncology (77014) and radiation oncology (77427).

Where did Dr. David J. Sher go to medical school?

Dr. Sher graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2003.

What drugs does Dr. David J. Sher prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sher's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Fluconazole and Pentoxifylline.

Has Dr. David J. Sher received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $203 in general payments to Dr. Sher from 2 companies from 2022 to 2022. The largest total came from Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.

How long has Dr. David J. Sher been practicing?

Dr. Sher graduated from medical school in 2003, 23 years ago.

Does Dr. David J. Sher do research?

Dmand AI links 181 publications to Dr. Sher, published from 2004 to 2025. Dr. Sher has worked on 6 clinical trials.

Who does Dr. David J. Sher publish with?

Dr. Sher's most frequent co-authors are Baran D. Sumer, MD (29 shared papers), Dominic Himchan Moon, MD (20 shared papers) and Andrew T. Day, MD (19 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. David J. Sher accept?

Dr. Sher is in network with 20 carriers, including Elevance, United Healthcare and Aetna. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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