Dr. David Howard Plotkin, MD

  • Arlington, VA
  • Sports medicine (internal medicine) physician
NPI1831265685PAC ID8224135322
Medicare services, 2024
5,241
Medicare patients, 2024
374
Part D claims, 2024
5,144
MIPS score, 2024
92
Industry payments
$2,632
Practice address
2000 15th N St, Arlington, VA 22201
Practice phone
Call (443) 777-6890
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Primary practice

MedStar Health Urgent Care in Towson at Anneslie

Urgent Care Center · Arlington, Virginia

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Dr. David Howard Plotkin is a sports medicine (internal medicine) physician in Arlington, Virginia

Dr. Plotkin practices at MedStar Health Urgent Care in Towson at Anneslie in Arlington, Virginia.

Dr. Plotkin's NPI, 1831265685, was assigned on November 24, 2006. Dr. Plotkin graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Plotkin holds Maryland license D52481.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8224135322
NPI enumeration date
November 24, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(443) 777-6890
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
59
Medical school graduation
1993

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

Dr. David Howard Plotkin practices at MedStar Health Urgent Care in Towson at Anneslie in Arlington, Virginia

Dr. Plotkin's primary practice is MedStar Health Urgent Care in Towson at Anneslie, at 2000 15th N St, Arlington, VA 22201. The practice phone is (443) 777-6890.

  • MedStar Health Urgent Care in Towson at Anneslie
    2000 15th N St, Arlington, VA 22201Phone(443) 777-6890

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Dr. David Howard Plotkin is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Plotkin's primary practice is MedStar Health Urgent Care in Towson at Anneslie in Arlington, Virginia. The medical group on file is MedStar Health: Urgent Care in Wheaton. Dmand AI also links Dr. Plotkin to 1 more home health agency, named with a free account. Dr. Plotkin's employer is on file too: an urgent care center.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. David Howard Plotkin's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Plotkin practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
MedStar Health Urgent Care in Towson at AnneslieAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. David Howard Plotkin is one of 5 sports medicine (internal medicine) physicians in Virginia

Internal medicine is Dr. Plotkin's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RS0010X. The record also lists sports medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Plotkin's licenses on file in 3 states: Maryland, District of Columbia and Virginia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Sports medicine (internal medicine), MarylandPrimaryLicense D52481 · taxonomy 207RS0010X
  • District of Columbia licenseLicense MD30498
  • Sleep medicine (internal medicine), VirginiaLicense 0101056580 · taxonomy 207RS0012X

Sports medicine (internal medicine) physicians near Dr. Plotkin

Counts of sports medicine (internal medicine) physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

5sports medicine (internal medicine) physicians in Virginia
2sports medicine (internal medicine) physicians in Arlington

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

Dr. David Howard Plotkin billed Medicare for 5,241 services in 2024

CMS data shows 5,241 Medicare services from Dr. Plotkin across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 374 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $349,280 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20245,241
Medicare patients374
Paid by Medicare$349,280
Procedure codes15

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2,3492024: 3,17235%
Other services
2023: 8002024: 1,779122%
Tests and treatments
2023: 2842024: 2902%

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

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Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. David Howard Plotkin treated 374 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 374 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Plotkin in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 175 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.95, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Plotkin's median patient age at 63, with 38% women.

Medicare patients, 2024374
Average age74
Average risk score0.95
Also on Medicaid11%

Dr. Plotkin's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Plotkin's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women16143%
  • Men21357%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes35%
  4. Arthritis33%
  5. Mood disorders23%
  6. Anxiety22%
  7. Ischemic heart disease22%
  8. Chronic kidney disease21%

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

Dr. Plotkin's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 63

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women38%
  • Men61%

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

Dr. David Howard Plotkin wrote 5,144 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Plotkin wrote 5,144 Medicare Part D claims for 388 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,373 of them, across 102 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $522,419 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,137 claims across 106 drugs.

Part D claims, 20245,144
Drugs named by CMS102
Total drug cost$522,419
Part D patients388

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

  • Generic4,353 claims85%
  • Brand-name756 claims15%
  • Other35 claims1%

Dr. Plotkin'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. Plotkin's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics4%221 of 5,144 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%39 of 5,144 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: 4,1372024: 4,3736%

Drugs named by CMS: 102 in 2024, 106 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 Howard Plotkin scored 92 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Plotkin for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Plotkin accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Plotkin as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Plotkin's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 92of 100Final score
  • 99of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 74of 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 Howard Plotkin received $2,632 in industry payments from 2016 to 2020

CMS Open Payments shows 180 general payments to Dr. Plotkin from 34 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2020. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation paid the most, $345.

General payments to Dr. Plotkin by program year, 2016 to 2020

General payments to Dr. Plotkin by kind, 2016 to 2020

$2.6Kin total
  • Food and beverage$2,58898%
  • Education$442%

Companies that paid Dr. Plotkin the most, 2016 to 2020

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 Howard Plotkin graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine

Dr. Plotkin graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1993.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. David Howard Plotkin'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)
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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. David Howard Plotkin's NPI number?

Dr. David Howard Plotkin's NPI number is 1831265685. It was assigned on November 24, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. David Howard Plotkin?

Dr. David Howard Plotkin is a sports medicine (internal medicine) physician in Arlington, Virginia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (taxonomy code 207RS0010X).

Where does Dr. David Howard Plotkin practice?

Dr. Plotkin practices at 2000 15th N St, Arlington, VA 22201. Dr. Plotkin's primary practice is MedStar Health Urgent Care in Towson at Anneslie in Arlington, Virginia. Dmand AI also links Dr. Plotkin to 1 home health agency.

What is Dr. David Howard Plotkin's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Plotkin is (443) 777-6890.

What is Dr. David Howard Plotkin's medical license number?

Dr. Plotkin holds Maryland license D52481, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. David Howard Plotkin been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Plotkin in Maryland, District of Columbia and Virginia.

What medical group is Dr. David Howard Plotkin part of?

Dr. Plotkin is linked to MedStar Health: Urgent Care in Wheaton.

Does Dr. David Howard Plotkin accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Plotkin billed Medicare for 5,241 services in 2024, and Dr. Plotkin accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. David Howard Plotkin offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Plotkin as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. David Howard Plotkin's MIPS score?

Dr. Plotkin's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 92 out of 100, reported individually.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. David Howard Plotkin see?

CMS counts 374 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Plotkin in 2024, with an average age of 74.

What services does Dr. David Howard Plotkin bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Plotkin's most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G2211), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99215).

Where did Dr. David Howard Plotkin go to medical school?

Dr. Plotkin graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1993.

What drugs does Dr. David Howard Plotkin prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Plotkin's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium and Rosuvastatin Calcium.

Has Dr. David Howard Plotkin received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,632 in general payments to Dr. Plotkin from 34 companies from 2016 to 2020. The largest total came from Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation.

How long has Dr. David Howard Plotkin been practicing?

Dr. Plotkin graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.

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