Dr. Christopher B. Michael , MD
Specialist • Dallas, TX
6080 N Central Expy Ste 150
Dallas, TX 752065202
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Dr. Christopher Michael is listed in NPPES under Specialist.
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NPI assigned on July 21, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 401 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 126 service units.
- 99204 — New patient outpatient office visit: 70 service units.
- 63048 — Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment: 52 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 9 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 59 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) — 46 prescription fills, including refills.
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen) — 13 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Specialist in Dallas, TX (2024, 33 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 565. Middle half: 177 to 1,951.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Texas (2024, 311 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,062. Middle half: 330 to 2,605.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 486 in 2020 to 401 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
6080 N Central Expy Ste 150
Dallas, TX 752065202
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 Addison, TX. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Texas Neurosurgery, Llp. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Baylor College Of Medicine
1995
What Public CMS Data Show
Specialist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
186 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 – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $76,770 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $60,792 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
59 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$652 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $124.17 across 4 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $124.17 across 4 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.: $93.16 across 2 records.
- ABBVIE INC.: $16.44 across 1 record.
- Ethicon Inc.: $14.57 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
31 years (graduated 1995)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1995 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
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.
May accept Medicare assignment
CMS data show this clinician may accept Medicare assignment. Clinicians who do not always accept assignment can decide case by case.
Ask the office before your visit. If a clinician does not accept assignment for a service, they can charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount, and you may be asked to pay the full amount at the visit.
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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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. Michael 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. Michael 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 Dallas and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Specialist in Dallas, TX (2024, 33 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 565. Middle half: 177 to 1,951.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Texas (2024, 311 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,062. Middle half: 330 to 2,605.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Specialist in Dallas, TX (2024, 33 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $79,668. Middle half: $16,077 to $202,226.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Specialist in Texas (2024, 311 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $94,246. Middle half: $29,082 to $195,266.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Specialist in Dallas, TX (2024, 33 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $63,118. Middle half: $12,013 to $149,367.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Specialist in Texas (2024, 311 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $70,066. Middle half: $20,634 to $143,082.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Dallas, TX (2024, 37 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 154. Middle half: 65 to 1,032.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Texas (2024, 367 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 458. Middle half: 89 to 1,434.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 75% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Dallas, TX (2024, 37 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $2,109. Middle half: $652 to $58,385.
A lower Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Texas (2024, 367 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $19,718. Middle half: $1,229 to $181,992.
156 active clinicians are listed under Specialist with a practice address in Dallas, TX (1,729 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Dallas
3.8% of these 156 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
16% of these 156 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 17% from 486 in 2020 to 401 in 2024.
- 2020: 486
- 2021: 562
- 2022: 522
- 2023: 613
- 2024: 401
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 20% from $96,181 in 2020 to $76,770 in 2024.
- 2020: $96,181
- 2021: $149,364
- 2022: $82,131
- 2023: $165,462
- 2024: $76,770
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 19% from $75,155 in 2020 to $60,792 in 2024.
- 2020: $75,155
- 2021: $118,789
- 2022: $63,404
- 2023: $130,341
- 2024: $60,792
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 44% from 106 in 2020 to 59 in 2024.
- 2020: 106
- 2021: 65
- 2022: 66
- 2023: 73
- 2024: 59
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 45% from 108 in 2020 to 59 in 2024.
- 2020: 108
- 2021: 67
- 2022: 66
- 2023: 73
- 2024: 59
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 42% from $1,124 in 2020 to $652 in 2024.
- 2020: $1,124
- 2021: $913
- 2022: $775
- 2023: $1,173
- 2024: $652
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $883.46 in 2019 to $124.17 in 2025.
- 2019: $883.46
- 2020: $911.00
- 2023: $18.13
- 2024: $81.80
- 2025: $124.17
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), 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 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $124.17.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Velys | General | $47.82 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Velys | General | $45.34 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BOTOX | General | $16.44 |
| Ethicon Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix | General | $14.57 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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126 | 85 | $175.00 | $121.46 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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70 | 70 | $275.00 | $158.26 |
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63048
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment
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52 | 23 | $1724.19 | $196.82 |
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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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48 | 15 | $132.00 | $74.45 |
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22853
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion
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33 | 18 | $2100.00 | $240.74 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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24 | 21 | $135.00 | $86.59 |
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63047
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment
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17 | 17 | $7114.41 | $868.23 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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17 | 17 | $215.00 | $106.45 |
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22842
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments
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14 | 14 | $5446.29 | $713.42 |
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.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 46 | 411 | $542.92 | 33 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 13 | 115 | $108.96 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-08-18NUCC Taxonomy Code: 174400000X
An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NEUROSURGERY
I20080501000687
TX
0446339451
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Texas Neurosurgery, Llp
6080 N Central Expy, Dallas, TX 752065202
Phone: 2148232052
Texas Neurosurgery, Llp
3500 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX 752462017
Phone: 2148232052
Secondary Practice Locations
17051 N. Dallas Pwky. Ste 370
Addison, TX 750017113
Phone: 2148232052
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Neurological Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Specialist
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Neurological Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 6080 N CENTRAL EXPY STE 150, DALLAS, TX 752065202 (Tel: 2148232052)
Registered at 6080 N CENTRAL EXPY STE 150, DALLAS, TX 752065202 (Tel: 2148232052)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 3600 GASTON AVE, SUITE 907, DALLAS, TX 752461800 (Tel: 2148232052)
Registered at 3600 GASTON AVE, SUITE 907, DALLAS, TX 752461800 (Tel: 2148232052)
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL, M.D.
Specialist (license number reported to NPPES: TX L1671)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Specialists in Dallas
- Dr. Allison Wyll, MD
- Dr. Barry Knezek, MD
- Dr. Anthony O'connell, MD
- Dr. Fariba Pajoohi, MD
- Dr. Francisco Batlle, MD
- Dr. Rajiv Pandit, MD
Mailing Address
6080 N Central Expy Ste 150
Dallas, TX 752065202
Phone: 2148232052