Christian Sommerhalder
Colon & Rectal Surgery • Grapevine, TX
1600 W College St Ste 440
Grapevine, TX 760513584
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Christian Sommerhalder is listed in NPPES under Colon & Rectal Surgery.
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NPI assigned on April 2, 2015; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 163 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:
- 99212 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 33 service units.
- 99231 — Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day: 25 service units.
- 46600 — Diagnostic exam of anus using an endoscope: 23 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.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 8 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 66 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:
- Tramadol Hcl — 16 prescription fills, including refills.
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) — 13 prescription fills, including refills.
- Metoclopramide Hcl — 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 all 5 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery in Texas (2024, 154 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 270. Middle half: 170 to 449.
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 D prescriptions went from 17 in 2015 to 66 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2015–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1600 W College St Ste 440
Grapevine, TX 760513584
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in El Paso, TX. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Texas Oncology Pa. 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
2015
What Public CMS Data Show
Colon & Rectal Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
92 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 $14,833 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 $11,388 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
66 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
$254 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: $901.69 across 7 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $901.69 across 7 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 5)
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.: $796.44 across 2 records.
- Medtronic, Inc.: $46.87 across 2 records.
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.: $19.66 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
11 years (graduated 2015)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2015 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
2015
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?”
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Christian Sommerhalder 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 Christian Sommerhalder 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 Grapevine and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery in Texas (2024, 154 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 270. Middle half: 170 to 449.
Too few clinicians listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery in Grapevine have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery in Texas (2024, 154 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $36,460. Middle half: $19,698 to $63,515.
Too few clinicians listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery in Grapevine have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery in Texas (2024, 154 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $27,753. Middle half: $14,300 to $48,419.
Too few clinicians listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery in Grapevine have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery in Texas (2024, 149 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 131. Middle half: 58 to 266.
Too few clinicians listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery in Grapevine have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery in Texas (2024, 149 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $2,678. Middle half: $546 to $9,892.
Too few clinicians listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery in Grapevine have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
2 active clinicians are listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery with a practice address in Grapevine, TX (209 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
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
CMS data for Medicare Part B services are available for 2024 only.
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Medicare-allowed amount
CMS data for Medicare-allowed amount are available for 2024 only.
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Paid by Medicare
CMS data for Medicare payment amount are available for 2024 only.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 17 in 2015 to 66 in 2024.
- 2015: 17
- 2016: 12
- 2022: 13
- 2023: 69
- 2024: 66
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 17 in 2015 to 66 in 2024.
- 2015: 17
- 2016: 12
- 2022: 13
- 2023: 69
- 2024: 66
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $134 in 2015 to $254 in 2024.
- 2015: $134
- 2016: $87
- 2022: $38
- 2023: $308
- 2024: $254
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $17.17 in 2021 to $901.69 in 2025.
- 2021: $17.17
- 2022: $120.07
- 2023: $14.98
- 2024: $62.69
- 2025: $901.69
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 $901.69.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $661.62 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $134.82 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LIGASURE | General | $25.65 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SIGNIA | General | $21.22 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GATTEX | General | $19.66 |
| TELA Bio, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) | General | $19.50 |
| CONMED Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AIRSEAL | General | $19.22 |
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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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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33 | 19 | $150.00 | $55.76 |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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25 | 15 | $135.00 | $46.79 |
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46600
Diagnostic exam of anus using an endoscope
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23 | 23 | $241.00 | $113.36 |
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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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22 | 22 | $565.00 | $156.94 |
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99202
New patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 15 minutes or more
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18 | 18 | $257.00 | $69.16 |
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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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17 | 11 | $250.00 | $84.34 |
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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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13 | 13 | $372.00 | $101.10 |
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45380
Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope
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12 | 12 | $1065.00 | $147.55 |
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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| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 16 | 77 | $43.82 | 13 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 13 | 77 | $115.99 | — |
| Metoclopramide Hcl | Metoclopramide Hcl | 13 | 14 | $6.52 | 13 |
| Metronidazole | Metronidazole | 12 | 25 | $18.51 | 12 |
| Neomycin Sulfate | Neomycin Sulfate | 12 | 17 | $69.37 | 12 |
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: 2023-12-19NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208C00000X
A colon and rectal surgeon is trained to diagnose and treat various diseases of the intestinal tract, colon, rectum, anal canal and perianal area by medical and surgical means. This specialist also deals with other organs and tissues (such as the liver, urinary and female reproductive system) involved with primary intestinal disease.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - COLORECTAL SURGERY (PROCTOLOGY)
I20231212004245
TX
1759616758
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 Oncology Pa
1600 W College St, Grapevine, TX 760513584
Phone: 8178656200
Secondary Practice Locations
4800 Alberta Ave, Dept. Of Surgery
El Paso, TX 799052709
Phone: 9152155324
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Colon & Rectal 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 1600 W COLLEGE ST STE 440, GRAPEVINE, TX 760513584 (Tel: 8178656200)
Registered at PO BOX 911230 DEPT OF SURGERY, DALLAS, TX 753911230 (Tel: 9729978000)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 4800 ALBERTA AVE, DEPT. OF SURGERY, EL PASO, TX 799052709 (Tel: 9152155324)
Registered at 4800 ALBERTA AVE, DEPT. OF SURGERY, EL PASO, TX 799052709 (Tel: 9152155324)
Recorded as CHRISTIAN SOMMERHALDER
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Mailing Address
Po Box 911230 Dept Of Surgery
Dallas, TX 753911230
Phone: 9729978000