NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Atteberry Nethery, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · Fort Worth, TX

David Atteberry Nethery, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Fort Worth, Texas, and NPI 1548264443, issued on Jun 8, 2005. Check the license (Texas K8377, 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
1548264443
Name
David Atteberry Nethery
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
K8377 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6551 Harris Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76132
Phone
(817) 423-1800
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 4, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(817) 423-1900
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100330000370); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 1996
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 6551 Harris Pkwy

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

  1. Joan Abernethy, MDOphthalmology Physician1871590471
  2. Baylen Bastible, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1568401594
  3. Michael BradleyOptician1407907348
  4. Karl Brandenberg, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1831196088
  5. Kenneth Buley, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1497714026
  6. Richard Childs, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1538111885

Verify David Atteberry Nethery 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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21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

1,192 Medicare Part D claims for 402 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.

  1. David Nethery1,192
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost440 claims
  2. Dorzolamide-Timolol93 claims
  3. Erythromycin73 claims
  4. Prednisolone Acetate69 claims
  5. Travoprost60 claims
  6. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth47 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $624.12

29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Nethery$624.12
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. David A Nethery MD PAFort Worth, TX

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

David Atteberry Nethery among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas

David Atteberry Nethery, M.D. is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% 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, 78% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joan Abernethy, MDFort Worth, TX 761321871590471
  2. Karl Brandenberg, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761321831196088
  3. Kelly Haithcock, M.D.Ft Worth, TX 761321275582884
  4. Harry Rosenthal, MDFort Worth, TX 761321043237647
  5. Derek Sears, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761321427589514
  6. Scott Zhou, MDFort Worth, TX 761321770102287
  7. Thomas Marvelli, M. D.Fort Worth, TX 761331255317863
  8. Kathleen Beyrau, MDFort Worth, TX 761341568732022

Common questions

What is David Atteberry Nethery, M.D.'s NPI number?

David Atteberry Nethery, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548264443, issued on Jun 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Atteberry Nethery, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6551 Harris Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX, 76132. Phone: (817) 423-1800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Atteberry Nethery, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K8377, 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 Atteberry Nethery, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Atteberry Nethery, M.D. had 1,192 Medicare Part D claims for 402 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is David Atteberry Nethery, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.