NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dalton David Heath, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Huntsville, TX

Dalton David Heath, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Texas, and NPI 1023071859, issued on Apr 11, 2006. Check the license (Texas MDH7065, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1023071859
Name
Dalton David Heath
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
MDH7065 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
129 Medical Park LN, Huntsville, TX 77340
Phone
(936) 291-3459
Enumerated
Apr 11, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 27, 2022
Fax
(936) 294-0027
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101019000697); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1988
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 129 Medical Park LN

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jesse Ward, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1477516292

Verify Dalton David Heath in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

256 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 121 claims were for opioids.

  1. Dalton Heath256
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen108 claims
  2. Meloxicam65 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone39 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Surgical Specialists OF Conroe, PLLCHuntsville, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Dalton David Heath among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas

Dalton David Heath, M.D. is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jerry Martin, MDHuntsville, TX 773401730142472
  2. Jesse Ward, M.D.Huntsville, TX 773401477516292
  3. Khang DangKingwood, TX 773391811383268
  4. Philmore JosephKingwood, TX 773391235107277
  5. Ronald KerrHumble, TX 773391063400463
  6. Ken KorthauerKingwood, TX 773391215925508
  7. David Lin, M.D.Kingwood, TX 773391306936752
  8. Joseph MuscatKingwood, TX 773391497743835

Common questions

What is Dalton David Heath, M.D.'s NPI number?

Dalton David Heath, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023071859, issued on Apr 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dalton David Heath, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 129 Medical Park LN, Huntsville, TX, 77340. Phone: (936) 291-3459. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dalton David Heath, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number MDH7065, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Dalton David Heath, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dalton David Heath, M.D. had 256 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Dalton David Heath, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.