David Smith Talton, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Tupelo, MS
David Smith Talton, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Tupelo, Mississippi, and NPI 1629078746, issued on Jul 29, 2005. Check the license (Mississippi 12809, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Smith Talton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 12809 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 830 S Gloster St, Tupelo, MS 38801
- Phone
- (662) 377-7170
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (662) 377-2423
- Medicaid ID
- 00118029 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100215000628); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 830 S Gloster St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify David Smith Talton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 12809Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 93.1 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: $3,013.89
49 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- North Mississippi Medical Center, Inc.Tupelo, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Smith Talton among 48 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Mississippi
David Smith Talton, M.D. is one of 48 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 77% 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, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1994 among the 25 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 58% 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi
There are 48 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Mississippi.
All 48 in Mississippi → Every provider in Tupelo → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Derveloy, M.D.Tupelo, MS 388011689674707
- Henry Ewing, M.D.Tupelo, MS 388011558361519
- Evan Garner, M.D.Tupelo, MS 388011043654312
- Dakota King, MDTupelo, MS 388011992236715
- John Neill, M.D.Tupelo, MS 388011114330180
- Vishal Sachdev, M.D.Tupelo, MS 388011538169503
- James Gilmore, M.D.Corinth, MS 388341477560050
- Clyde Hutchinson, M.D.Corinth, MS 388341609876739
Common questions
What is David Smith Talton, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Smith Talton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629078746, issued on Jul 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Smith Talton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 830 S Gloster St, Tupelo, MS, 38801. Phone: (662) 377-7170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Smith Talton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 12809, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Smith Talton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Smith Talton, M.D. had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Smith Talton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 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.