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Dr. Jacob Becker, MD

Orthopedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery Physician)

At a glance

Years since graduation
7
In the NPI registry since
2019

Licensed in Texas since 2024, according to the Texas Medical Board. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2019Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician primary
    TX license U8953 (first issued 2024; active)

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Orthopedic Surgery per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 6 companies reported 22 payments worth $7,786 in total to this clinician.

By company
Smith+nephew, Inc.$6,774
Stryker Corporation$336
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.$324
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.$198
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.$126
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$28.38
By type
Grant$5,000
Food and Beverage$1,613
Travel and Lodging$1,174

What the payments were for

Largest payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Jan 21, 2025Smith+nephew, Inc.
Jan 21, 2025
Grant
Company’s descriptionEducational grant provided to OrthoLoneStar MSO, LLC
$5,000
Mar 28, 2025Smith+nephew, Inc.
Mar 28, 2025
Travel and Lodging
JOURNEY II; POLARCUP; REDAPT · Recon Knees · travel to Memphis, TN · in-kind
$599
Mar 28, 2025Smith+nephew, Inc.
Mar 28, 2025
Travel and Lodging
JOURNEY II · Recon Knees · travel to Memphis, TN · in-kind
$224
Mar 30, 2025Smith+nephew, Inc.
Mar 30, 2025
Travel and Lodging
JOURNEY II · Recon Knees · travel to Dallas/Ft Worth, TX · in-kind
$170
Mar 28, 2025Smith+nephew, Inc.
Mar 28, 2025
Travel and Lodging
JOURNEY II; POLARCUP; REDAPT · Recon Knees · travel to Memphis, TN · in-kind
$136
Mar 28, 2025Smith+nephew, Inc.
Mar 28, 2025
Travel and Lodging
JOURNEY II; POLARCUP; REDAPT · Recon Knees · travel to Memphis, TN · in-kind
$45.12

Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.

From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.

Who received the most in Texas →

Other Orthopedic Surgery clinicians in Dallas

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated August 5, 2025), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1982269064. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.