Dr. David William Daniel , MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) โข Temple, TX
2401 S 31st St
Temple, TX 765080001
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Dr. David Daniel is listed in NPPES under Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery).
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NPI assigned on May 7, 2008; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 50 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 33508 โ Harvest of vein using an endoscope: 14 service units.
- 99223 โ Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making: 13 service units.
- 33268 โ Exclusion of appendage of left upper chamber of heart performed during other procedure on chest: 12 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 4 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in Texas (2024, 259 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 135. Middle half: 54 to 263.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 166 in 2019 to 50 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2019โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2401 S 31st St
Temple, TX 765080001
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 2 distinct additional practice-address records in Joplin, MO; Shenandoah, TX. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Baylor College Of Medicine
2008
What Public CMS Data Show
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery): NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
60 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $21,369 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $16,907 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $198.34 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $198.34 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Abbott Laboratories: $175.11 across 1 record.
- AtriCure, Inc.: $23.23 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
18 years (graduated 2008)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2008 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2008
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
May accept Medicare assignment
CMS data show this clinician may accept Medicare assignment. Clinicians who do not always accept assignment can decide case by case.
Ask the office before your visit. If a clinician does not accept assignment for a service, they can charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount, and you may be asked to pay the full amount at the visit.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Daniel has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Daniel as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Temple and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in Texas (2024, 259 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 135. Middle half: 54 to 263.
Too few clinicians listed under Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in Temple have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in Texas (2024, 259 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $45,347. Middle half: $16,334 to $91,650.
Too few clinicians listed under Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in Temple have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in Texas (2024, 259 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $35,999. Middle half: $12,680 to $72,578.
Too few clinicians listed under Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in Temple have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
16 active clinicians are listed under Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) with a practice address in Temple, TX (484 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Temple
12.5% of these 16 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
62.5% of these 16 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 70% from 166 in 2019 to 50 in 2024.
- 2019: 166
- 2021: 13
- 2022: 25
- 2023: 15
- 2024: 50
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount varied from year to year: $22,719 in 2019 and $21,369 in 2024.
- 2019: $22,719
- 2021: $9,323
- 2022: $17,795
- 2023: $1,748
- 2024: $21,369
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare varied from year to year: $18,017 in 2019 and $16,907 in 2024.
- 2019: $18,017
- 2021: $7,458
- 2022: $14,229
- 2023: $1,393
- 2024: $16,907
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $459.89 in 2021 to $198.34 in 2025.
- 2021: $459.89
- 2022: $1,006.48
- 2023: $839.58
- 2024: $372.98
- 2025: $198.34
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $198.34.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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EPIC | General | $175.11 |
| AtriCure, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AtriCure cryoICE Cryoablation System (CRYO2) | General | $23.23 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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33508
Harvest of vein using an endoscope
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14 | 14 | $47.00 | $15.03 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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13 | 12 | $562.00 | $165.08 |
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33268
Exclusion of appendage of left upper chamber of heart performed during other procedure on chest
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12 | 12 | $362.00 | $121.10 |
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33533
Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft
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11 | 11 | $5285.00 | $1596.28 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-05-12NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208G00000X
A thoracic surgeon provides the operative, perioperative and critical care of patients with pathologic conditions within the chest. Included is the surgical care of coronary artery disease, cancers of the lung, esophagus and chest wall, abnormalities of the trachea, abnormalities of the great vessels and heart valves, congenital anomalies, tumors of the mediastinum and diseases of the diaphragm. The management of the airway and injuries of the chest is within the scope of the specialty.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208G00000X
A thoracic surgeon provides the operative, perioperative and critical care of patients with pathologic conditions within the chest. Included is the surgical care of coronary artery disease, cancers of the lung, esophagus and chest wall, abnormalities of the trachea, abnormalities of the great vessels and heart valves, congenital anomalies, tumors of the mediastinum and diseases of the diaphragm. The management of the airway and injuries of the chest is within the scope of the specialty.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - THORACIC SURGERY
I20260414001217
MO
1355587056
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Secondary Practice Locations
118 Shenandoah Dr Ste A
Shenandoah, TX 773811203
Phone: 2815834000
1102 W 32nd St Ste 200
Joplin, MO 648043503
Phone: 4173475001
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Radiology - Pediatric Radiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 2401 S 31ST ST, TEMPLE, TX 765080001 (Tel: 2547242111)
Registered at PO BOX 844658, DALLAS, TX 752844658 (Tel: 8009940371)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 118 SHENANDOAH DR STE A, SHENANDOAH, TX 773811203 (Tel: 2815834000)
Registered at 118 SHENANDOAH DR STE A, SHENANDOAH, TX 773811203 (Tel: 2815834000)
Recorded as DAVID DANIEL, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (license number reported to NPPES: TX R4209)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 975 E 3RD ST, ERLANGER MEDICAL CENTER, CHATTANOOGA, TN 374032103 (Tel: 4237787442)
Registered at 975 E 3RD ST, ERLANGER MEDICAL CENTER, CHATTANOOGA, TN 374032103 (Tel: 4237787442)
Recorded as DAVID DANIEL, M.D.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)s in Temple
- Dr. Prashant Shah, MD
- Dr. Daniel Lee, MD
- Dr. Afshin Ehsan, MD
- Dr. Ugochukwu Ogwudu, MD
- Dr. Amber Malhotra, MD
- Dr. Mustafa Baldawi, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 844658
Dallas, TX 752844658
Phone: 8009940371