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Dr. David Benjamin Nelson, MD
NPI1407299761PAC ID4789038944
- Medicare services, 2024
- 39
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 70
- Part D claims, 2024
- 32
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 83
- Practice address
- 6201 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390
- Practice phone
- Call (214) 633-5555
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Dr. David Benjamin Nelson is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Dallas, Texas
Dr. Nelson practices at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital in Dallas, Texas, part of The University of Texas System.
Dr. Nelson's NPI, 1407299761, was assigned on April 16, 2013. Dr. Nelson graduated from Feinberg School of Medicine in 2013. Dr. Nelson holds Texas license R0083.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1407299761NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4789038944
- NPI enumeration date
- April 16, 2013
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (214) 633-5555
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 39
- Medical school graduation
- 2013
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. David Benjamin Nelson practices at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital in Dallas, Texas
Dr. Nelson'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.
- William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital6201 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390 · Dallas CountyPhone(214) 633-5555
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. David Benjamin Nelson is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Nelson's primary practice is William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital in Dallas, Texas, part of The University of Texas System. The medical group on file is University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nelson to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. David Benjamin Nelson's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nelson practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. David Benjamin Nelson is one of 432 cardiothoracic surgeons in Texas
Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Nelson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Nelson is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Nelson's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery), TexasPrimary
- California license
Cardiothoracic surgeons near Dr. Nelson
Counts of cardiothoracic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
432cardiothoracic surgeons in Texas55cardiothoracic surgeons in Dallas13cardiothoracic surgeons at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. David Benjamin Nelson billed Medicare for 39 services in 2024
CMS data shows 39 Medicare services from Dr. Nelson across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 70 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $4,879 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 202439
Medicare patients70
Paid by Medicare$4,879
Procedure codes2
Dr. Nelson's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 122024: 39225%
Dr. Nelson compared with the Texas median for cardiothoracic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Nelson
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 39vs 11265% below
- Medicare patients
- 70vs 9224% below
Medians across 354 cardiothoracic surgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Nelson's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. David Benjamin Nelson treated 70 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 70 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 40 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 2.26, 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. Nelson's median patient age at 63, with 55% women.
Medicare patients, 202470
Average age72
Average risk score2.26
Dr. Nelson's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Nelson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women3651%
- Men3449%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Nelson's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis67%
- Cancer43%
- Ischemic heart disease43%
- COPD41%
- Anxiety40%
- Diabetes37%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Nelson's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 63
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. David Benjamin Nelson wrote 32 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Nelson wrote 32 Medicare Part D claims for 12 patients. 78% of them were for generic drugs.
Part D claims, 202432
Part D patients12
Dr. Nelson's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic25 claims78%
- Brand-name and other7 claims22%
Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. David Benjamin Nelson scored 83 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Nelson for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Nelson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Nelson as offering telehealth. CMS counts 36 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Nelson, more than 58% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Nelson's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 83of 100Final score
- 70.1of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 73of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Nelson ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 58th percentile36 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. David Benjamin Nelson has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Nelson in 2016. Dr. Nelson's most frequent co-author is Jiayun Lu, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Nelson's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Nelson
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. David Benjamin Nelson received $8,931 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 40 general payments to Dr. Nelson from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $5,615.
General payments to Dr. Nelson by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Nelson by kind, 2016 to 2025
$8.9Kin total
- Education$5,55562%
- Travel and lodging$1,79420%
- Food and beverage$1,58118%
Companies that paid Dr. Nelson the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. David Benjamin Nelson graduated from Feinberg School of Medicine
Dr. Nelson graduated from Feinberg School of Medicine in 2013.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
- Board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. David Benjamin Nelson accepts plans from 20 insurance carriers
Dr. Nelson is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Humana
- Alliant Health Plans
- +12 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Nelson accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO13
- PPO11
- Medicare8
- POS5
- EPO4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. David Benjamin Nelson's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. David Benjamin Nelson's NPI number?
Dr. David Benjamin Nelson's NPI number is 1407299761. It was assigned on April 16, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. David Benjamin Nelson?
Dr. David Benjamin Nelson is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Dallas, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician (taxonomy code 208G00000X).
Where does Dr. David Benjamin Nelson practice?
Dr. Nelson practices at 6201 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390. Dr. Nelson'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. Nelson to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. David Benjamin Nelson's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Nelson is (214) 633-5555.
What is Dr. David Benjamin Nelson's medical license number?
Dr. Nelson holds Texas license R0083, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. David Benjamin Nelson been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Nelson in Texas (2016 to 2027) and California (2014 to 2022).
Which hospitals is Dr. David Benjamin Nelson affiliated with?
Dr. Nelson practices at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital in Dallas, Texas.
What medical group is Dr. David Benjamin Nelson part of?
Dr. Nelson is linked to University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
Does Dr. David Benjamin Nelson accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Nelson billed Medicare for 39 services in 2024, and Dr. Nelson accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. David Benjamin Nelson offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Nelson as offering telehealth services.
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What is Dr. David Benjamin Nelson's MIPS score?
Dr. Nelson's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 83 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. David Benjamin Nelson see?
CMS counts 70 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelson in 2024, with an average age of 72.
Is Dr. David Benjamin Nelson board certified?
Yes. Dr. Nelson is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
What services does Dr. David Benjamin Nelson bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Nelson's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99205) and hospital inpatient care (99233).
Where did Dr. David Benjamin Nelson go to medical school?
Dr. Nelson graduated from Feinberg School of Medicine in 2013.
Has Dr. David Benjamin Nelson received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $8,931 in general payments to Dr. Nelson from 11 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. David Benjamin Nelson been practicing?
Dr. Nelson graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.
Does Dr. David Benjamin Nelson do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Nelson.
Who does Dr. David Benjamin Nelson publish with?
Dr. Nelson's most frequent co-authors are Jiayun Lu, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. David Benjamin Nelson accept?
Dr. Nelson is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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