Melvin R. Platt, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Dallas, TX
Melvin R. Platt, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1982692430, issued on Oct 10, 2005. Check the license (Texas D2560, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melvin R. Platt
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- D2560 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8440 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas, TX 75231
- Phone
- (214) 361-3300
- Enumerated
- Oct 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (214) 361-3431
- Medicaid ID
- 123708306 TX
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8440 Walnut Hill Lane
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Verify Melvin R. Platt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license D2560Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
78 Medicare Part D claims, 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.
Melvin R. Platt among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas
Melvin R. Platt, MD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% 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
- David Fosdick, MDDallas, TX 752311518955129
- Brandon Hill, MDDallas, TX 752311376754879
- Andres Leal, M.D.Dallas, TX 752311891131900
- Javier Brenes Gonzalez, M.DDallas, TX 752301164708855
- Todd Dewey, M.D.Dallas, TX 752301891783403
- Michael McBride, M.D.Dallas, TX 752301235161977
- Eric Mendeloff, M.D.Dallas, TX 752301588652010
- Raghav Murthy, MBBSDallas, TX 752301750580114
Common questions
What is Melvin R. Platt, MD's NPI number?
Melvin R. Platt, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982692430, issued on Oct 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melvin R. Platt, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8440 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas, TX, 75231. Phone: (214) 361-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melvin R. Platt, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number D2560, 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 Melvin R. Platt, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melvin R. Platt, MD had 78 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.