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Richard Craig Naftalis, M.D.

NPI 1184666737ActiveIndividual· Neurological Surgery· Dallas, TX

Neurological Surgery (M.D.) in Dallas, Texas, trained at University of Texas Medical School at Houston (class of 1985). 198 Medicare patients in 2024, $137,616 paid; nearly all of their 77 Part D prescriptions were generic (99%). Depuy Synthes Sales Inc. was the largest of 11 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,067 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1184666737
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJun 11, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJun 20, 2023
Certified by providerJun 20, 2023

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Neurological Surgery Primary207T00000XH0670TX

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Neurosurgery (TX)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients198
Services billed742 across 66 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$137,616

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)77 · 85 30-day fills
Patients39
Total drug cost$1,008
Generic share99% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Texas Medical School at Houston
Graduation year1985
Medicare specialtyNeurosurgery
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$1,067 · 24 payments from 11 companies
  • 2024$1,940 · 27 payments from 13 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$1,067 · 24 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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