2026 NPPES data Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician NPI 1992746127 M.D.
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David King, M.D.

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Washington, District of Columbia.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 4,171 in Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
8K
Medicare Part D claims · 345 beneficiaries · Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician avg: 4K
Generic prescribing
76%
generic claims · 22% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$225.77
2 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

David King, M.D. filed 8,364 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Washington, District of Columbia, prescribing 76% generic.

8K
Part D claims, 2023
76%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥97th
pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about David King, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1992746127), first enumerated 06/09/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 8,364 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    2 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $225.77 in reported industry payments (2 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1992746127 · Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM

  • NPI-10 1992746127
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-NARROW 4,171
  • RX-MID 8,364
  • BOOK-THIN 21 in District of Columbia
  • PHOTO-ENUM Mary Ann Forciea · 2006

David King, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally

8,364 ≥ 97th percentile 97% of 1,370,886 prescribers are in lower value bands

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). Below this entry. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Below this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Below this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 2K+: 213,991 prescribers (16%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

David King, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about David King, M.D.?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 06/09/2006

NPI 1992746127

Primary specialty

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician

Niche

4,171 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

8,364 88% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 4,450

Specialty distribution in District of Columbia

How Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among District of Columbia providers

District of Columbia providers
Home Health Aide20.8%Personal Care Attendant11.5%Case Manager/Care Coordinator7%Student in an Organized Heal…6.4%Clinical Social Worker4%Internal Medicine Physician2.1%Geriatric Medicine (Internal…0%
Largest specialties in District of Columbia (% of in-state providers)

Board certification

Not published by CMS

CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician. Verify directly:

How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

1160 VARNUM ST NE
Washington, DC 20017

Provider Details

NPI 1992746127
Specialty Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 06/09/2006

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where David King, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, Inc
Laurel, MD
Providence Health Services Inc
Washington, DC

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for David King, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$226

Largest payer

INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.

Most common payment type

Travel and Lodging

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

David King, M.D. - brand share 22.0%
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician average

22% brand-name claims vs 76% generic, on 8,364 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

8,364
Total Claims
$1.8M
Total Drug Cost
345
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
15,462
Total Day Supply
453,422
Brand vs Generic
22% brand / 76% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$1.6M
Generic Drug Cost
$177K
Opioid Claims
74 (0.9% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
60

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
70.9 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.92
Gender Split
53% female / 47% male
Age Distribution
<65: 56, 65-74: 174, 75-84: 98, 85+: 17

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What David King, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Amlodipine Besylate
403
Atorvastatin Calcium
357
Rosuvastatin Calcium
342
Metoprolol Succinate
258
Trulicity
Dulaglutide
244
Lisinopril
219
Losartan Potassium
182
Gabapentin
176
Jardiance
Empagliflozin
164
Furosemide
152

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview

How David King, M.D. fits within the Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.

4,171
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in US
52
States with Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
4,450
Avg Claims per Provider

David King, M.D.'s 8,364 claims are above the specialty average of 4,450.

Nationwide Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for King, both outside District of Columbia so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Nearby Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in District of Columbia

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in District of Columbia, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as King.

One of 21 Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers enrolled in District of Columbia, 5 are shown here.

Compare Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is David King, M.D.'s specialty?
David King, M.D. specializes in Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician and practices in Washington, District of Columbia. Credentials: M.D..
How much does David King, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, David King, M.D. wrote 8,364 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.8M in drug costs for 345 beneficiaries.
Where is David King, M.D. located?
David King, M.D. is located at 1160 VARNUM ST NE, Washington, DC, 20017. Phone: (202) 854-4900.
What is David King, M.D.'s NPI number?
David King, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992746127, issued on 06/09/2006.
Does David King, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
David King, M.D.'s prescribing is 22% brand-name and 76% generic drugs by claim count, with $1.6M in brand drug costs.
Does David King, M.D. prescribe opioids?
Yes, David King, M.D. had 74 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.9%.
How many Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 4,171 Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider writes 4,450 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does David King, M.D. prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, David King, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Amlodipine Besylate, Atorvastatin Calcium, Rosuvastatin Calcium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does David King, M.D. accept Medicare?
David King, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 8,364 Part D claims and 345 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify David King, M.D.'s credentials?
David King, M.D.'s NPI is 1992746127 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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