Dr. Frank L Mitchell , MD
Surgery โข Austin, TX
4310 James Casey St Ste 3c
Austin, TX 787451120
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NPI assigned on June 5, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 194 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99233 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 77 service units.
- 99223 โ Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making: 52 service units.
- 99232 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 39 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Austin, TX (2024, 74 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 130. Middle half: 77 to 294.
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Texas (2024, 1,113 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 148. Middle half: 72 to 277.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 339 in 2020 to 194 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
4310 James Casey St Ste 3c
Austin, TX 787451120
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Tulsa, OK. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
123 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $22,295 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $17,579 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $132.38 in 2023
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Mitchell has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Mitchell as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Austin and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Austin, TX (2024, 74 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 130. Middle half: 77 to 294.
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Texas (2024, 1,113 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 148. Middle half: 72 to 277.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Austin, TX (2024, 74 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $21,834. Middle half: $9,728 to $42,732.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Texas (2024, 1,113 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $20,825. Middle half: $8,873 to $41,247.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Austin, TX (2024, 74 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $16,983. Middle half: $7,575 to $33,786.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Texas (2024, 1,113 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,568. Middle half: $6,700 to $31,964.
149 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Austin, TX (2,193 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Austin
12.8% of these 149 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
53.7% of these 149 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 43% from 339 in 2020 to 194 in 2024.
- 2020: 339
- 2021: 244
- 2022: 203
- 2023: 254
- 2024: 194
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 34% from $33,988 in 2020 to $22,295 in 2024.
- 2020: $33,988
- 2021: $20,000
- 2022: $23,266
- 2023: $32,732
- 2024: $22,295
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 34% from $26,675 in 2020 to $17,579 in 2024.
- 2020: $26,675
- 2021: $15,723
- 2022: $18,236
- 2023: $25,782
- 2024: $17,579
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2023 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Open Payments (2023), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2023 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2023): fewer than 11 records totaling $132.38.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| TELA Bio, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) | General | $132.38 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99233
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
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77 | 43 | $301.00 | $113.27 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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52 | 52 | $583.00 | $165.54 |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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39 | 27 | $209.00 | $75.53 |
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99238
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less
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26 | 26 | $211.00 | $77.67 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-03-08NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
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.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
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.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0102X
A surgeon with expertise in the management of the critically ill and postoperative patient, particularly the trauma victim, who specializes in critical care medicine diagnoses, treats and supports patients with multiple organ dysfunction. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and may also facilitate and coordinate patient care among the primary physician, the critical care staff and other specialists.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0102X
A surgeon with expertise in the management of the critically ill and postoperative patient, particularly the trauma victim, who specializes in critical care medicine diagnoses, treats and supports patients with multiple organ dysfunction. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and may also facilitate and coordinate patient care among the primary physician, the critical care staff and other specialists.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0127X
Trauma surgery is a recognized subspecialty of general surgery. Trauma surgeons are physicians who have completed a five-year general surgery residency and usually continue with a one to two year fellowship in trauma and/or surgical critical care, typically leading to additional board certification in surgical critical care. There is no trauma surgery board certification at this point. To obtain board certification in surgical critical care, a fellowship in surgical critical care or anesthesiology critical care must be completed during or after general surgery residency.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS)
I20190912001426
TX
4284603663
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Secondary Practice Locations
1725 E 19th St, Suite 800
Tulsa, OK 741045472
Phone: 9187442505
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified), Registered Nurse
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physical Therapist - Orthopedic
Physical Therapist
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 4310 JAMES CASEY ST STE 3C, AUSTIN, TX 787451120 (Tel: 5123262800)
Registered at 4310 JAMES CASEY ST STE 3C, AUSTIN, TX 787451120 (Tel: 5123262800)
Registered at 9250 N 3RD ST STE 3015, PHOENIX, AZ 85020 (Tel: 6026333721)
Registered at 9250 N 3RD ST STE 3015, PHOENIX, AZ 850202425 (Tel: 6026333721)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1725 E 19TH ST, SUITE 800, TULSA, OK 741045472 (Tel: 9187442505)
Registered at 1515 N HARVARD AVE, STE E, TULSA, OK 741154957 (Tel: 9188326049)
Recorded as FRANK MITCHELL, MD
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: OK 15819)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Austin
- Dr. William Mayer, MD
- Dr. Alejandro Garcia, MD
- Dr. Ernest Gonzalez, MD
- Dr. Rob Fuller, MD
- Dr. Jack Juprasert, MD MS FACS
- Dr. Kelly Martinez, MD
Mailing Address
4310 James Casey St Ste 3c
Austin, TX 787451120
Phone: 5123262800