Dr. Kristopher Gray Hooten , MD
Neurological Surgery • El Paso, TX
1393 George Dieter Dr Ste A
El Paso, TX 799367410
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1393 George Dieter Dr Ste A
El Paso, TX 799367410
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Shock Trauma Associates Pa; Umc El Paso Healthcare Inc. 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
2009
What Public CMS Data Show
Neurological Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $1,884.19 across 13 records.
By nature of payment
- Travel and Lodging: $1,363.89 across 5 records.
- Food and Beverage: $520.30 across 8 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 5)
- Carlsmed, Inc.: $1,169.28 across 6 records.
- Globus Medical, Inc.: $359.83 across 3 records.
- DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.: $166.65 across 2 records.
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
17 years (graduated 2009)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2009 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
2009
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.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
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. Hooten 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. Hooten 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 El Paso and Texas
21 active clinicians are listed under Neurological Surgery with a practice address in El Paso, TX (669 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in El Paso
0% of these 21 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
66.7% of these 21 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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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $222.95 in 2021 to $1,884.19 in 2025.
- 2021: $222.95
- 2022: $6,511.07
- 2023: $640.83
- 2024: $573.51
- 2025: $1,884.19
Sources: 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): 13 records totaling $1,884.19.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlsmed, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
|
aprevo | General | $440.89 |
| Carlsmed, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
|
aprevo | General | $348.00 |
| Carlsmed, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
|
aprevo | General | $241.00 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
|
EXCELSIUS GPS | General | $180.00 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
|
EXCELSIUS GPS | General | $154.00 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $139.98 |
| MicroTransponder, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
— | General | $106.37 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
SYNCHROMEDII | General | $82.06 |
| Carlsmed, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
aprevo | General | $56.90 |
| Carlsmed, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
aprevo | General | $48.02 |
| Carlsmed, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
aprevo | General | $34.47 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Teligen | General | $26.67 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
EXCELSIUS GPS | General | $25.83 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-06-18NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NEUROSURGERY
I20250801000143
TX
0143457663
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
Umc El Paso Healthcare Inc
1393 George Dieter Dr, El Paso, TX 799367410
Phone: 9152312381
Shock Trauma Associates Pa
22 S Green St, Baltimore, MD 212011544
Phone: 4103286704
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.)
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Neurological 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 1393 GEORGE DIETER DR STE A, EL PASO, TX 799367410 (Tel: 9152312381)
Registered at 7500 VISCOUNT BLVD, EL PASO, TX 799255638 (Tel: 9152002694)
Registered at 8901 WISCONSIN AVE, BETHESDA, MD 208890265 (Tel: 3012954420)
Registered at 8901 WISCONSIN AVE, BETHESDA, MD 208895600 (Tel: 3012954420)
Neurological Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: MD D0096420)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1600 SW ARCHER RD, GAINESVILLE, FL 326100265 (Tel: 3522739000)
Registered at PO BOX 100265, GAINESVILLE, FL 326100265 (Tel: 3522739000)
Recorded as KRISTOPHER HOOTEN, M.D.
Neurological Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: FL ME109862)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Neurological Surgery Specialists in El Paso
- Dr. Jaime Gasco-Tamarit, MD
- Dr. Alberto Maud, MD
- Dr. Gustavo Rodriguez, MD
- Dr. Abraham Sabersky, MD
- Dr. Bratislav Velimirovic, MD
- Dr. Fadar Otite, MD, SCM
Mailing Address
7500 Viscount Blvd
El Paso, TX 799255638
Phone: 9152002694