Medicare Enrolled

Dr. David Langford, MD

Thoracic Surgery · Macon, GA
Practice pattern: Cardiac Surgery — Surgically focused practice
380 HOSPITAL DR STE 370, Macon, GA 31217
4782008152
Registered in NPPES since 2006
NPI: 1104882091 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Langford

Dr. David Langford is a thoracic surgery specialist in Macon, GA, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Langford performed 40 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Langford received a total of $7,639 from 41 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 214 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Langford is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 20 years of NPI registration ▲ 40 Medicare services $7,639 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
40
Medicare services
Bottom 18% in GA for thoracic surgery
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$711
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Coronary artery bypass graft, 1 artery
Surgical procedure to bypass a blocked coronary artery using a graft from another artery. This restores blood flow to the heart muscle.
21 $1,344 $6,607
Endoscopic vein harvest
A surgical procedure to remove a vein using an endoscope, which is a thin, lighted tube inserted through small incisions.
19 $12 $58
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
52.5% high complexity
0.0% medium
47.5% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$7,639
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,091/year across 7 years
Top 43% in GA for thoracic surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
41
Companies
214
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$783
2023
$966
2022
$1,662
2021
$809
2020
$1,225
2019
$1,274
2018
$920

Payments by company (2024)

Abbott Laboratories
$419
CVRx, Inc.
$149
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$43
ATRICURE, INC.
$41
Getinge USA Sales, LLC
$40
Medtronic, Inc.
$36
KLS-Martin L.P.
$32
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
$23
Top 3 companies account for 77.9% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Abbott Laboratories
$3,390
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$1,225
LSI SOLUTIONS INC
$289
Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C.
$252
Getinge USA Sales, LLC
$244
Medtronic, Inc.
$184
ClearFlow, Inc.
$160
ABIOMED
$151
CVRx, Inc.
$149
Baxter Healthcare
$116
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$108
ATRICURE, INC.
$106
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
$96
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
$95
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$85
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$78
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
$76
CHF Solutions, Inc
$71
KLS-Martin L.P.
$69
AtriCure, Inc.
$66
PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$55
PFIZER INC.
$55
Potrero Medical, Inc.
$51
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$50
Ethicon US, LLC
$47
Corcym Inc
$45
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$35
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$35
Davol Inc.
$32
Acera Surgical, Inc.
$24
Sanara MedTech Inc.
$24
CryoLife, Inc.
$21
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$21
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$20
Biom'Up France SAS
$19
Artivion, Inc.
$19
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
$18
ConvaTec Inc.
$16
Teleflex LLC
$15
HemoSonics LLC
$14
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 64.2% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ANDEXXA · ANGIOVAC · AQUACEL AG · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) · ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM · AngioVac · Aquadex · Assure WCD · Barostim Neo System · BioGlue · CARDIOSAVE · CARDIVA VASCADE 6/7F VCS · CMF & Thoracic-None · COR KNOT · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · COSEAL · CellerateRx · CoreValve Evolut · EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system · EDWARDS MC3 TRICUSPID ANNULOPLASTY RING · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · EPIC · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System with VisiTrax · Epic Stented Tissue Valve · FLOSEAL · FloTrac Sensor · GIAPREZA · HemoBlast Bellows · HemoSphere · HemoSphere advanced monitoring platform · INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE · Impella · Legacy · LifeVest · Ligation Solutions: Weck & Horizon brands · MITRACLIP · MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve · Mitra Clip system · MitraClip System · Models · ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER · Oasis Drains · PERCEVAL · PICO · PREMIUM SURGICLIP III · PREVELEAK · Perceval · PleuraFlow · Progel · QUANTRA QPLUS SYSTEM · RESTOREFLOW · Restrata Wound Matrix · Ryanodex Single Use Only - 250ml · SURGICEL Family of Absorbable Hemostats · SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix · SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · THROMBIN · Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve · Trifecta Tissue Heart Valve · VASOVIEW · Vasoview Hemopro 2 · ZIPFIX
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
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Geographic Context

Thoracic surgerists in nearby ZIP areas
7
County median income
$68,259
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
COLISEUM MEDICAL CENTERS, LLC, DBA
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Langford is a cardiac surgery specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 20 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Langford experienced with coronary artery bypass graft, 1 artery?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Langford performed 21 coronary artery bypass graft, 1 artery services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Langford receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Langford received a total of $7,639 from 41 companies across 214 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Langford's costs compare to other thoracic surgerists in Macon?
Dr. Langford's average Medicare payment per service is $711. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Langford) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →