Active NPI 1386626869 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. David L Sechler , MD

Surgery • Salisbury, MD

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. David Sechler, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Salisbury, MD. With approximately 38 years of clinical experience since graduating from Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine in 1988, Dr. Sechler delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 145 E CARROLL ST.

Dr. Sechler is affiliated with Tidalhealth Specialty Care Llc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit, partial removal of breast. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

145 E Carroll St

Salisbury, MD 218015454

Telephone 4105482600

Fax 4105482607

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Peninsula Surgical Group, P.a. Facility NPI 1962484428

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1988

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Salisbury, MD

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

38 Yrs +9.6 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 28.4 Yrs

State Avg: 28.6 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

19 Specialists

Practicing in Salisbury, MD (717 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

68.6% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Sechler (38 Years) 38 Yrs

Salisbury Specialty Average (28.4 Years) 28.4 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	209	191	$182.85	$90.49
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	81	73	$113.79	$56.20
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	78	61	$258.09	$127.25
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	54	54	$334.70	$165.62
19301 Partial removal of breast	39	36	$1327.40	$613.52
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	34	34	$91.93	$45.41
76098 X-ray of surgical specimen	32	32	$30.07	$14.85
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	31	31	$223.71	$110.65
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	30	21	$97.62	$48.37
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	29	29	$920.85	$223.50
19083 Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using ultrasound, first growth	26	26	$1120.41	$140.80
G2211 Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's	24	21	$32.89	$16.23
19081 Biopsy of breast accessed through the skin with stereotactic guidance	19	19	$1110.42	$156.62
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	19	12	$155.35	$77.30

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	186	165	$183.40	$90.74
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	82	73	$115.02	$57.10
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	67	45	$100.39	$49.77
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	64	51	$259.08	$128.48
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	49	49	$337.38	$167.25
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	41	28	$159.67	$77.16
19301 Partial removal of breast	36	34	$1386.58	$644.46
19083 Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using ultrasound, first growth	35	34	$1152.42	$152.88
76098 X-ray of surgical specimen	34	33	$30.62	$15.20
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	33	33	$370.39	$61.13
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	28	28	$965.92	$236.87
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	21	21	$184.24	$66.17
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$225.85	$112.93
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	19	19	$262.02	$130.36
19081 Biopsy of breast accessed through the skin with stereotactic guidance	17	16	$1040.52	$159.11

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	251	220	$188.76	$93.58
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	95	90	$118.04	$57.68
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	85	85	$347.44	$168.58
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	56	33	$79.18	$39.03
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	50	44	$265.81	$131.62
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	41	27	$145.58	$71.93
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	21	$233.64	$116.10
19083 Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using ultrasound, first growth	17	17	$979.34	$154.13
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	17	16	$372.24	$63.41
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	17	17	$716.28	$261.38
19301 Partial removal of breast	16	14	$1404.28	$679.79
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	14	14	$949.12	$164.12
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	14	14	$276.44	$136.44
76098 X-ray of surgical specimen	13	13	$31.78	$15.71
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	13	13	$459.52	$227.78
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	13	13	$1405.36	$698.92
19081 Biopsy of breast accessed through the skin with stereotactic guidance	11	11	$1027.13	$167.93

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	236	200	$135.03	$94.44
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	163	82	$142.21	$73.39
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	138	124	$202.00	$133.64
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	62	54	$82.15	$58.40
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	61	61	$268.20	$116.68
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	43	42	$386.00	$204.52
19301 Partial removal of breast	29	23	$1559.07	$698.83
76098 X-ray of surgical specimen	25	25	$47.84	$16.02
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	24	24	$311.59	$172.73
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	21	21	$1074.08	$236.32
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	21	21	$384.82	$64.65
19083 Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using ultrasound, first growth	16	15	$800.00	$161.83
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	15	15	$264.00	$138.99
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	14	14	$137.00	$75.97
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	13	13	$588.87	$234.16
19081 Biopsy of breast accessed through the skin with stereotactic guidance	12	12	$900.00	$171.07

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	291	242	$132.00	$77.84
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	123	56	$142.00	$73.99
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	69	69	$270.00	$111.75
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	69	58	$200.00	$112.74
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	52	47	$81.00	$46.89
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	43	43	$386.00	$204.87
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	36	36	$137.00	$77.83
19083 Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using ultrasound, first growth	23	23	$682.61	$167.31
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	19	19	$386.00	$66.07
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	19	19	$988.00	$345.54
76098 X-ray of surgical specimen	18	18	$50.00	$16.47
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	14	14	$600.00	$224.49
19120 Removal of 1 or more breast growth, open procedure	12	12	$1111.00	$276.20
19081 Biopsy of breast accessed through the skin with stereotactic guidance	12	12	$700.00	$176.60

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	399	299	$132.01	$75.72
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	197	78	$142.00	$74.15
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	67	54	$81.00	$46.33
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	63	63	$137.00	$78.27
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	61	54	$200.00	$108.05
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	59	59	$270.00	$111.01
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	53	50	$386.00	$202.32
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	28	28	$600.00	$270.58
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	17	17	$988.00	$287.43
19083 Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using ultrasound, first growth	16	16	$500.00	$165.68
19081 Biopsy of breast accessed through the skin with stereotactic guidance	16	16	$500.00	$175.66
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	15	15	$264.00	$139.68
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	15	15	$1729.33	$614.14
19125 Removal of breast growth, open procedure	13	13	$1232.00	$453.16
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	11	11	$350.00	$135.21

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	398	277	$132.01	$74.82
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	213	78	$141.98	$74.39
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	77	54	$81.00	$45.09
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	67	67	$137.00	$77.15
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	64	56	$200.00	$108.84
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	57	57	$270.00	$109.12
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	48	47	$386.00	$205.98
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	35	33	$264.00	$139.95
19083 Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using ultrasound, first growth	31	31	$516.13	$160.83
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	26	25	$1102.00	$307.98
19125 Removal of breast growth, open procedure	25	25	$1281.28	$489.69
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	24	24	$379.17	$150.94
11402 Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	19	15	$328.00	$91.39
19081 Biopsy of breast accessed through the skin with stereotactic guidance	17	17	$500.00	$171.97
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	15	15	$600.00	$244.66
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	14	14	$1761.71	$701.25
19285 Placement of locating device in breast using ultrasound guidance, first growth	14	13	$1097.00	$48.40
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	13	12	$625.00	$289.65

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	325	236	$132.00	$74.45
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	213	101	$142.00	$73.41
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	95	74	$81.00	$44.62
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	67	67	$137.00	$76.52
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	51	33	$79.00	$39.94
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	42	41	$264.00	$139.40
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	37	37	$270.00	$110.51
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	33	30	$200.00	$109.55
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	23	23	$153.00	$103.50
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	23	23	$988.00	$267.43
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	22	22	$350.00	$144.36
19125 Removal of breast growth, open procedure	19	19	$1296.84	$488.81
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	18	18	$1724.61	$690.18
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	18	18	$386.00	$206.22
76942 Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle	15	15	$346.00	$62.07
19285 Placement of locating device in breast using ultrasound guidance, first growth	14	14	$1175.36	$46.77
10022 Fine needle aspiration using imaging guidance	13	11	$332.00	$145.43
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	13	13	$202.00	$106.16
17000 Destruction of skin growth	12	11	$164.00	$60.12
19083 Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using ultrasound, first growth	12	11	$583.33	$179.31
11402 Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	11	11	$328.00	$108.76
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	11	11	$753.45	$233.87

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2022-01-11

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License MD D0051743

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

129210200 (MD)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Tidalhealth Specialty Care Llc

100 E Carroll St, Salisbury, MD 218015422

Phone: 4109124976

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

7 Historical Events

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Updated Business Mailing Address January 11, 2022

Registered at 145 E CARROLL ST, SALISBURY, MD 218015454 (Tel: 4109126172)

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NPI Profile Active June 15, 2011

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location June 15, 2011

Registered at 145 E CARROLL ST, SALISBURY, MD 218015454 (Tel: 4105482600)

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 15, 2011

Registered at PO BOX 3317, SALISBURY, MD 218023317 (Tel: 4105482600)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated June 15, 2011

Recorded as DAVID SECHLER, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 15, 2011

Surgery (License #D0051743 in MD)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration November 18, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1386626869

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: November 18, 2005

Last Update: January 11, 2022

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

145 E Carroll St

Salisbury, MD 218015454

Phone: 4109126172

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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