2026 NPPES data Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician NPI 1720246143 M.D.
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David Yandell, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 5,062 in Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) 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
44
Medicare Part D claims · 22 beneficiaries · Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician avg: 128
MIPS score
79.4/100
▼ 4 pts below national avg 83.1 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$1.1K
31 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

What the federal data shows

David Yandell, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 79.4/100 - below the 83.1 national average - and filed 44 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

79.4/100
MIPS score · -4 vs avg
44
Part D claims, 2023
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

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.

David Yandell, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure

79 30th percentile higher than 30% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 scored providers (40%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. 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.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where David Yandell, M.D. sits

This provider among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician peers

Across the 820 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, David Yandell, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 41% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 27% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.148.372.496.6Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePart D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88David Yandell, M.D.-Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 41 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is David Yandell, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

David Yandell, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - 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 Yandell, M.D.?

Near national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 06/02/2008

NPI 1720246143

Primary specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician

Mid-sized

5,062 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

44 66% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 128

MIPS final score

79.4/100 3.7 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in Oklahoma

How Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician compares to other specialties among Oklahoma providers

Oklahoma providers

Largest specialties in Oklahoma (% of in-state providers)

Case Manager/Care Coordinator - 9.7%Case Manager/Care Coordinator9.7%Mental Health Counselor - 7.2%Mental Health Counselor7.2%Behavior Technician - 6.2%Behavior Technician6.2%Peer Specialist - 5.5%Peer Specialist5.5%Counselor - 5%Counselor5%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program - 4.2%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program4.2%Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician - 0%Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician0%
Largest specialties in Oklahoma (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

David Yandell, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician national average

Near national average
MIPS Final Score
79.4/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician) - 79.4/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%79.4%
MIPS final score (Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician) - 79.4/100 vs national avg 83.1

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).

David Yandell, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 6465 S YALE AVE STE 910, Tulsa, OK, 74136, with a listed phone of (918) 502-3200. NPI 1720246143 was issued on 06/02/2008. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Yandell most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 44 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 22 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $273 in drug spend. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 79.4/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 77.8, Cost 54.4), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 5,062 enrolled providers across 52 states and an average of 128 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

6465 S YALE AVE STE 910
Tulsa, OK 74136

Provider Details

NPI 1720246143
Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 06/02/2008

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

79.393
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
77.7697
Quality
54.3735
Cost
99
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where David Yandell, 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.

Warren Clinic Inc
Tulsa, OK

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 Yandell, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$1.1K

Largest payer

ABIOMED

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

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.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

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

44
Total Claims
$273
Total Drug Cost
22
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
54
Total Day Supply
1,158
Generic Drug Cost
$266

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
72.4 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.76

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Overview

How David Yandell, M.D. fits within the Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician landscape nationally.

5,062
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Providers in US
52
States with Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
128
Avg Claims per Provider

David Yandell, M.D.'s 44 claims are below the specialty average of 128.

Nearby Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Providers in Oklahoma

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Oklahoma, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Yandell.

Compare Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Oklahoma medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
  • Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is David Yandell, M.D.'s specialty?
David Yandell, M.D. specializes in Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician and practices in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Credentials: M.D..
How much does David Yandell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, David Yandell, M.D. wrote 44 Medicare Part D claims totaling $273 in drug costs for 22 beneficiaries.
What is David Yandell, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
David Yandell, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 79.4/100 (Quality: 77.8, Cost: 54.4). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is David Yandell, M.D. located?
David Yandell, M.D. is located at 6465 S YALE AVE STE 910, Tulsa, OK, 74136. Phone: (918) 502-3200.
What is David Yandell, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Yandell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720246143, issued on 06/02/2008.
How many Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 5,062 Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician provider writes 128 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does David Yandell, M.D. accept Medicare?
David Yandell, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 44 Part D claims and 22 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify David Yandell, M.D.'s credentials?
David Yandell, M.D.'s NPI is 1720246143 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

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.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
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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