Medicare Enrolled

Dr. David Mason, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery · Dallas, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Consulting-driven
1222 N BISHOP AVE STE 300, Dallas, TX 75208
2149411353
In practice since 2006 (19 years)
NPI: 1083678155 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. Mason

Dr. David Mason is a thoracic surgery specialist in Dallas, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Mason performed 230 Medicare services across 166 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Mason received a total of $20,399 from 50 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 144 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in thoracic surgery. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Mason 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.

✓ 19 years in practice ▲ Top 32% volume in TX $20,399 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
230
Medicare services
Top 32% in TX for thoracic surgery
166
Unique beneficiaries
$82
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~12 Medicare services per year of practice

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 (20-29 min) 121 $65 $233
New patient office visit (45-59 min) 60 $120 $426
Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity 19 $62 $180
Diagnostic exam of lung airway using an endoscope 16 $70 $456
Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity 14 $102 $340
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. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$20,399
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $2,914/year across 7 years
Top 21% in TX for thoracic surgery
50
Companies
144
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$10,815 (53.0%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$5,692 (27.9%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$3,891 (19.1%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,964
2023
$4,958
2022
$1,428
2021
$3,400
2020
$3,015
2019
$5,176
2018
$458

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$10,854
Novocure Inc.
$4,864
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
$1,105
Medtronic, Inc.
$949
Ethicon US, LLC
$240
Olympus America Inc.
$190
TELA Bio, Inc.
$185
Ambu Inc.
$182
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
$162
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$122
AtriCure, Inc.
$108
Avanos Medical
$98
Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.
$98
ATRICURE, INC.
$84
KLS-Martin L.P.
$77
Potrero Medical, Inc.
$73
Baxter Healthcare
$69
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
$66
Cook Medical LLC
$53
Davol Inc.
$52
Bard Access Systems, Inc.
$47
Novo Nordisk Inc
$46
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
$43
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$42
KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America
$41
Biom'Up France SAS
$41
Ethicon Inc.
$39
DAVOL INC.
$36
Abbott Laboratories
$35
Boston Scientific Corporation
$28
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$27
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
$25
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$24
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$24
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$23
Mallinckrodt LLC
$22
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
$21
Genentech USA, Inc.
$21
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.
$18
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$17
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$17
Lilly USA, LLC
$17
Micro-tech Endoscopy USA, Inc.
$16
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$15
Cook Incorporated
$15
Nestle HealthCare Nutrition Inc.
$15
Cardiac Assist, Inc.
$14
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$12
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$12
FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 82.5% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACQUIRE · AQUAMANTYS · ARISTA AH FlexiTip · ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) · ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOSPHERE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM · ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM · Alecensa · All Products · AtriCure AtriClip LAA Exclusion System · AtriCure Cryosurgical System · BIOFIX · CMF & Thoracic Product Portfolio · COOK MEDICAL CENTESIS & DRAINAGE · Cook · Da Vinci Surgical System · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · EMGALITY · ETHICON · Echelon Flex · Edge Ultrasound System · FLOSEAL · FLUBLOK QUADRIVALENT NORTHERN HEMISPHERE · FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 · GIAPREZA · HANAROSTENT Esophagus TTS(CCC) · HANAROSTENT LowAxTM Colon/Rectum(NNN) · HemoBlast Bellows · IMFINZI · KEYTRUDA · Monarch Platform · N/A · NovoTTF-100L · OFIRMEV · ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES · ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES · Olympus Respiratory Accessories · Oncology · OviTex 2S · OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) · Ozempic · PERCLOT · PICO · PICO 7 Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy · Progel · RECOTHROM · SIGNIA · SINGLE USE SUCTION VALVE (Sterile) · SURGICEL Family of Absorbable Hemostats · SVS · Single Use Guide Sheath Kit · Spin · Spiration Valve System · Surgicel Powder · TAGRISSO · TandemHeart · ULTRAFLEX · Wayne · XARELTO · YUPELRI · ZENPEP
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. 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 →

The majority of payments (53%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers.

Equivalent to $8,869 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Thoracic surgerists within 10 mi
56
Per 100K population
2.2
County median income
$74,149
Nearest hospital
METHODIST DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER
2.3 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. Mason is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with consulting-driven industry engagement, 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 →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Mason experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Mason performed 121 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Mason receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Mason received a total of $20,399 from 50 companies across 144 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. 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. Mason's costs compare to other thoracic surgerists in Dallas?
Dr. Mason's average Medicare payment per service is $82. 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. Mason) 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 a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. 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?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →

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About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures 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. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. 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 →