David Edmund Carlson, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Abilene, TX
David Edmund Carlson, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Abilene, Texas, and NPI 1194717652, issued on Aug 19, 2005. Check the license (Texas G9075, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Edmund Carlson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- G9075 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1150 N 18TH St, Abilene, TX 79601
- Phone
- (325) 670-4560
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (325) 670-4559
- Medicaid ID
- 1232381-05 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091116000298); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Edmund Carlson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license G9075Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
107 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cilostazol46 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium16 claims
- Clopidogrel11 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): 86.9 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $101.54
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Dora Roberts Rehabilitation CenterBig Spring, TX
- Hendrick Provider NetworkAbilene, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Edmund Carlson among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas
David Edmund Carlson, M.D. is one of 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Texas
There are 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas.
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The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lawrence Breitkreutz, M.D.Abilene, TX 796061417949116
- Scott Crocker, M.D.Abilene, TX 796061073505889
- Raed Abdulkareem, MDMidland, TX 797011639511926
- Staton Awtrey, M.D.Midland, TX 797011376556019
- Kirit Patel, M.D.Midland, TX 797011295724698
- Nirupama Talwalkar, M.D.Midland, TX 797011275572117
- Gaddum ReddyBig Spring, TX 797201043224496
- Alan Leshnower, M.D.Odessa, TX 797641801908942
Common questions
What is David Edmund Carlson, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Edmund Carlson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194717652, issued on Aug 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Edmund Carlson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1150 N 18TH St, Abilene, TX, 79601. Phone: (325) 670-4560. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Edmund Carlson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number G9075, 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 David Edmund Carlson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Edmund Carlson, M.D. had 107 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Edmund Carlson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.9 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.