NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Donald Jeffrey Young, M.D.

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

Donald Jeffrey Young, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Waco, Texas, and NPI 1952335259, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (Texas H6724, 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
1952335259
Name
Donald Jeffrey Young
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
H6724 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
405 Londonderry Dr Ste 301, Waco, TX 76712
Phone
(254) 741-6333
Enumerated
Jul 10, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 10, 2022
Fax
(254) 741-6364
Medicaid ID
159499601 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100920001156); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 1988
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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Also registered at 405 Londonderry Dr Ste 301

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

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Verify Donald Jeffrey Young in five checks

  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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20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

81 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Donald Young81
  2. Specialty average101

Most prescribed

  1. Mupirocin51 claims
  2. Prednisone12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.3 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 score72.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%41.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Providence Health AllianceWaco, TX

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

Donald Jeffrey Young among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas

Donald Jeffrey Young, 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
  • Graduated1988 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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. Arie Blitz, MDWaco, TX 767121629096011
  2. Thomas Damato, M.D.Waco, TX 767121073544235
  3. Richard Helmer, MDWaco, TX 767121881898666
  4. Christopher Kwon, MDWaco, TX 767121225074867
  5. William Peper, M.D.Waco, TX 767121952314908
  6. Baljit Sharma, M.D.Waco, TX 767121720167372
  7. Yusuke Yahagi, M.D.Waco, TX 767121871704577
  8. Jess Cornell, MDSan Angelo, TX 769031427039460

Common questions

What is Donald Jeffrey Young, M.D.'s NPI number?

Donald Jeffrey Young, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952335259, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Donald Jeffrey Young, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 405 Londonderry Dr Ste 301, Waco, TX, 76712. Phone: (254) 741-6333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Donald Jeffrey Young, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number H6724, 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 Donald Jeffrey Young, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Donald Jeffrey Young, M.D. had 81 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Donald Jeffrey Young, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.3 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.