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Dr. David C. Upton, MD
NPI1457397663PAC ID9234317546
- Medicare services, 2024
- 224
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 208
- Part D claims, 2024
- 225
- Publications
- 3
- MIPS score, 2024
- 83
- Practice address
- 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792
- Practice phone
- Call (608) 265-1978
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave)
College / University Student Health · Madison, Wisconsin
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Dr. David C. Upton is an otolaryngologist in Madison, Wisconsin
Dr. Upton practices at University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave) in Madison, Wisconsin.
Dr. Upton's NPI, 1457397663, was assigned on June 22, 2006. Dr. Upton graduated from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Upton holds Wisconsin license 50973.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1457397663NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9234317546
- NPI enumeration date
- June 22, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (608) 265-1978
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 46
- Medical school graduation
- 2006
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. David C. Upton practices at University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave) in Madison, Wisconsin
Dr. Upton's primary practice is University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave), at 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792. The practice phone is (608) 265-1978.
- University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave)600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792Phone(608) 265-1978
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. David C. Upton is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Upton's primary practice is University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave) in Madison, Wisconsin. Dr. Upton is also affiliated with University Hospital. The medical group on file is UW Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Upton to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account. Dr. Upton's employer is on file too: a school & student health.
University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave)Primary
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. David C. Upton's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Upton practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave) | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. David C. Upton is one of 185 otolaryngologists in Wisconsin
Otolaryngology is Dr. Upton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Dr. Upton is licensed in Wisconsin.
Specialties and state licenses
- Otolaryngology, WisconsinPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. David C. Upton billed Medicare for 224 services in 2024
CMS data shows 224 Medicare services from Dr. Upton across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 208 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $14,506 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 2024224
Medicare patients208
Paid by Medicare$14,506
Procedure codes4
Dr. Upton's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1832024: 1688%
- Surgery
- 2023: 542024: 564%
Dr. Upton compared with the Wisconsin median for otolaryngologists, 2024
- Dr. Upton
- Wisconsin median
- Medicare services
- 224vs 26716% below
- Medicare patients
- 208vs 17022% above
- Part D claims
- 154vs 13018% above
Medians across 200 otolaryngologists in Wisconsin with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Upton'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 C. Upton treated 208 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 208 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Upton in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 127 patients. 62% of them have high cholesterol, and 61% have high blood pressure. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.98, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Upton's median patient age at 43, with 47% women.
Medicare patients, 2024208
Average age71
Average risk score0.98
Also on Medicaid10%
Dr. Upton's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Upton's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women10550%
- Men10350%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Upton's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol62%
- High blood pressure61%
- Arthritis38%
- Anxiety25%
- Mood disorders24%
- Depression22%
- Ischemic heart disease22%
- Atrial fibrillation16%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Upton's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 43
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women47%
- Men53%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. David C. Upton wrote 225 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Upton wrote 225 Medicare Part D claims for 108 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 154 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,749 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 150 claims across 4 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024225
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$3,749
Part D patients108
Dr. Upton's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic224 claims100%
- Brand-name and other1 claims0%
Dr. Upton'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. Upton's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics15%33 of 225 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: 1502024: 1543%
Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 4 in 2023.
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 C. Upton 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. Upton for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Upton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Upton's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 83of 100Final score
- 87.8of 100Quality
- 77of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 76of 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 C. Upton has 3 publications on record
Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Upton in 2025. Dr. Upton has published most often in Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. Dr. Upton's most frequent co-authors are Seth H. Dailey, MD, John Shu Shin Kuo, MD, PhD and Nainika Nanda.
Papers3
Dr. Upton's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Upton
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol
Annexin A1Apolipoprotein A-ICytoskeletal Proteins
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol
GelsGlottisHyaluronic Acid
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. David C. Upton received $126 in industry payments in 2019
CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Upton from 1 drug or device company in 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. paid the most, $126.
Companies that paid Dr. Upton the most, 2019 to 2019
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. David C. Upton graduated from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Dr. Upton graduated from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in 2006.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. David C. Upton'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 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 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) |
| 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 |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. David C. Upton's NPI number?
Dr. David C. Upton's NPI number is 1457397663. It was assigned on June 22, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. David C. Upton?
Dr. David C. Upton is an otolaryngologist in Madison, Wisconsin. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Otolaryngology Physician (taxonomy code 207Y00000X).
Where does Dr. David C. Upton practice?
Dr. Upton practices at 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792. Dr. Upton's primary practice is University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave) in Madison, Wisconsin. Dmand AI also links Dr. Upton to 2 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. David C. Upton's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Upton is (608) 265-1978.
What is Dr. David C. Upton's medical license number?
Dr. Upton holds Wisconsin license 50973.
Which hospitals is Dr. David C. Upton affiliated with?
Dr. Upton is affiliated with University Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Upton to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. David C. Upton part of?
Dr. Upton is linked to UW Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Upton to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. David C. Upton accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Upton billed Medicare for 224 services in 2024, and Dr. Upton accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. David C. Upton's MIPS score?
Dr. Upton'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 C. Upton see?
CMS counts 208 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Upton in 2024, with an average age of 71.
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What services does Dr. David C. Upton bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Upton's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, new patient (99203) and surgery: lungs and airway (31575).
Where did Dr. David C. Upton go to medical school?
Dr. Upton graduated from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in 2006.
What drugs does Dr. David C. Upton prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Upton's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ipratropium Bromide, Fluticasone Propionate and Azelastine HCl.
Has Dr. David C. Upton received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $126 in general payments to Dr. Upton from 1 company from 2019 to 2019. The largest total came from Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
How long has Dr. David C. Upton been practicing?
Dr. Upton graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.
Does Dr. David C. Upton do research?
Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Upton.
Who does Dr. David C. Upton publish with?
Dr. Upton's most frequent co-authors are Seth H. Dailey, MD (1 shared paper), John Shu Shin Kuo, MD, PhD (1 shared paper) and Nainika Nanda (1 shared paper).
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