NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dennis Patrick Eastman, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Lubbock, TX

Dennis Patrick Eastman, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1720097520, issued on Aug 8, 2006. Check the license (Texas M6594, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720097520
Name
Dennis Patrick Eastman
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
M6594 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3606 21St St, Lubbock, TX 79410
Phone
(806) 725-4425
Enumerated
Aug 8, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 15, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(806) 723-7347
Medicaid IDs
193636101 TX
34651586 NM
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080602000823); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med, 1986
Entity
Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3606 21St St

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

  1. Sherry Andrews, NNPNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1164696001
  2. Mary Blomshield, NNPNurse Practitioner1144494089
  3. Pamela Elkins, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1508178435
  4. George Helfrich, MDSurgery Physician1104882059

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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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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $7,097.04

23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 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.

  1. Dennis Eastman$7,097.04
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

Dennis Patrick Eastman among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas

Dennis Patrick Eastman, 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 fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 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.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Donald Bricker, MDLubbock, TX 794101922063718
  2. Ross McFall, MDLubbock, TX 794101609303171
  3. Benjamin Hirsch, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794151326209891
  4. Ralph Paone, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794151396892774
  5. Donald Robertson, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794151447307871
  6. William Springer, MDLubbock, TX 794151780796714
  7. David Carlson, M.D.Abilene, TX 796011194717652
  8. Lawrence Breitkreutz, M.D.Abilene, TX 796061417949116

Common questions

What is Dennis Patrick Eastman, M.D.'s NPI number?

Dennis Patrick Eastman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720097520, issued on Aug 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dennis Patrick Eastman, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3606 21St St, Lubbock, TX, 79410. Phone: (806) 725-4425. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dennis Patrick Eastman, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M6594, 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.

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.

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