Oscar David Taunton, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Bedford, TX
Oscar David Taunton, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Bedford, Texas, and NPI 1033196050, issued on Dec 30, 2005. Check the license (Texas K8847, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Oscar David Taunton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- K8847 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2425 Highway 121, Bedford, TX 76021
- Phone
- (817) 540-4477
- Enumerated
- Dec 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2024
- Fax
- (817) 510-0185
- Medicaid IDs
- 160531302 TX
042191904 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040618000939); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2425 Highway 121
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mason BadourPhysician Assistant1437001427
- Katherine Bartush, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1396188694
- Scott Bulger, PTPhysical Therapist1073989612
- Jennifer Drown, MAT, ATC, LATAthletic Trainer1326403742
- Benjamin Drury, MDSurgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician1942274899
- Madison Durocher, MS, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1336607779
Verify Oscar David Taunton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K8847Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,425 Medicare Part D claims for 469 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 718 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl441 claims
- Ondansetron Odt334 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen153 claims
- Methylprednisolone115 claims
- Tramadol Hcl98 claims
- Xarelto88 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): 72.9 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $10,283.59
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Texas Orthopedic Specialists, PLLCBedford, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Oscar David Taunton among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
Oscar David Taunton, MD is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.
All 1,514 in Texas → Every provider in Bedford → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Katherine Bartush, M.D.Bedford, TX 760211396188694
- Daniel Foster, D.O.Bedford, TX 760211962577106
- Howard Harris, MDBedford, TX 760211790762615
- Robert Kadoko, MDBedford, TX 760211427039445
- Michael Nguyen, M.D.Bedford, TX 760211891942850
- Frank Swords, D.O.Bedford, TX 760211841365111
- Peter Kwong, MD1Bedford, TX 760221508977851
- Brigham Au, MDArlington, TX 760151750510814
Common questions
What is Oscar David Taunton, MD's NPI number?
Oscar David Taunton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033196050, issued on Dec 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Oscar David Taunton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2425 Highway 121, Bedford, TX, 76021. Phone: (817) 540-4477. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Oscar David Taunton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K8847, 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 Oscar David Taunton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Oscar David Taunton, MD had 1,425 Medicare Part D claims for 469 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Oscar David Taunton, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.9 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.