Dr. David Hensley, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Hensley
Dr. David Hensley is a dermatology specialist in Arlington, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Hensley performed 44,755 Medicare services across 7,400 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Hensley received a total of $481,517 from 53 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1795 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in dermatology. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Hensley is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photodynamic therapy gel for precancerous skin | 30,400 | $1 | $2 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 5,075 | $5 | $10 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 2,955 | $61 | $135 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 1,567 | $40 | $101 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 746 | $81 | $172 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 682 | $69 | $154 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 646 | $40 | $85 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 462 | $1 | $2 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 440 | $74 | $167 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 291 | $87 | $191 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 172 | $35 | $86 |
| Application of light with debridement to destroy precancer skin growth | 151 | $221 | $427 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 118 | $40 | $76 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 105 | $11 | $22 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | 104 | $47 | $108 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 96 | $128 | $255 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 76 | $130 | $270 |
| Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | 69 | $90 | $190 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 67 | $16 | $35 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 66 | $224 | $460 |
| Injection into skin growth, more than 7 growths | 58 | $50 | $105 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 53 | $157 | $311 |
| Biopsy of ear | 40 | $59 | $146 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 35 | $104 | $201 |
| Punch biopsy, first skin growth | 31 | $99 | $191 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 31 | $134 | $285 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 25 | $98 | $370 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm | 25 | $128 | $272 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 25 | $116 | $249 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.6-5.0 cm | 22 | $251 | $479 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 21 | $118 | $421 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 21 | $136 | $292 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 20 | $73 | $259 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 20 | $119 | $404 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | 18 | $191 | $399 |
| Biopsy of fingernail or toenail | 11 | $89 | $185 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.1-3.0 cm | 11 | $169 | $316 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (95%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in dermatology and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 2% for dermatology in TX.
Geographic Context
2.9 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Hensley is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 2% of TX peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): 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.
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