Dr. David Nation, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Nation
Dr. David Nation is a vascular surgery physician in Austin, TX, with 17 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Nation performed 736 Medicare services across 589 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Nation received a total of $7,816 from 18 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 87 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in vascular surgery physician. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Nation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 113 | $94 | $235 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | 99 | $8 | $30 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 70 | $64 | $154 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 67 | $52 | $330 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 59 | $38 | $147 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 53 | $130 | $655 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 37 | $126 | $350 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 36 | $88 | $500 |
| Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | 30 | $878 | $3,951 |
| Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | 28 | $81 | $485 |
| Ultrasound of hemodialysis access | 24 | $85 | $485 |
| Ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 19 | $85 | $455 |
| Revision of hemodialysis graft | 15 | $581 | $1,946 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 14 | $63 | $165 |
| Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | 13 | $117 | $696 |
| Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized) | 13 | $13 | $28 |
| Red blood cell concentration measurement | 13 | $2 | $6 |
| Removal of tunneled central venous tube | 11 | $105 | $504 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 11 | $142 | $645 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 11 | $89 | $235 |
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 ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
1.3 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. Nation is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement, with 17 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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