NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Ring, MD

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Austin, TX

David Ring, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1568452746, issued on Oct 27, 2005. Check the license (Texas Q8337, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568452746
Name
David Ring
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License numbers
Q8337 TX
153078 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1400 Barbara Jordan Blvd, Austin, TX 78723
Phone
(512) 495-3021
Enumerated
Oct 27, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 18, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
3189571 MA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160623000710); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1993
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 71.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score64.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%69.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $78,132.18

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was royalty or license; the largest payer was Skeletal Dynamics Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Ring$78,132
  2. Specialty average$5,530

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

  1. The University OF Texas AT AustinAustin, TX
  2. University OF Texas AT Austin Dell Medical SchoolAustin, TX

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

David Ring among 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Texas

David Ring, MD is one of 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% 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, 84% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2005 among the 145 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hilton Gottschalk, M.D.Austin, TX 787231881802601
  2. Zakariah Mahmood, M.D.Austin, TX 787121154530616
  3. Christopher Casstevens, M.D.Lakeway, TX 787381760758098
  4. Brian Hardy, MDAustin, TX 787051730382193
  5. Don Johnson, MDAustin, TX 787051609974955
  6. Jeffrey Jobe, M.D.Austin, TX 787451487882296
  7. Manish Patel, M.D.Austin, TX 787461114031929
  8. Benjamin Amis, MDAustin, TX 787561528266863

Common questions

What is David Ring, MD's NPI number?

David Ring, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568452746, issued on Oct 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Ring, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 Barbara Jordan Blvd, Austin, TX, 78723. Phone: (512) 495-3021. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Ring, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q8337, 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.

What is David Ring, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.