David Wayne Sees, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Lufkin, TX
David Wayne Sees, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Lufkin, Texas, and NPI 1740269505, issued on Jan 11, 2006. Check the license (Texas J0255, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Wayne Sees
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- J0255 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10 Medical Center Blvd, Lufkin, TX 75904
- Phone
- (936) 634-8854
- Enumerated
- Jan 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (936) 634-2305
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Wayne Sees in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J0255Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
121 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 84 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen44 claims
- Tramadol Hcl37 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): 86.4 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: $65.15
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. 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.
David Wayne Sees among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas
David Wayne Sees, 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 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
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- Arshad Yousuf, M.D.Lufkin, TX 759041245511567
- Lyle Brown, M.D.Nacogdoches, TX 759651467477729
- James Young, M.D.Nacogdoches, TX 759651427024074
- Raymond Brown, M.D.Arlington, TX 760121093782401
- James Norcross, MDArlington, TX 760121720042716
- Himalaya Lele, M.D.Arlington, TX 760141962407007
Common questions
What is David Wayne Sees, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Wayne Sees, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740269505, issued on Jan 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Wayne Sees, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10 Medical Center Blvd, Lufkin, TX, 75904. Phone: (936) 634-8854. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Wayne Sees, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J0255, 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 Wayne Sees, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Wayne Sees, M.D. had 121 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Wayne Sees, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.4 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.