Andrew Sumner , AA
Anesthesiologist Assistant โข Houston, TX
6720 Bertner Ave
Houston, TX 770302604
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Andrew Sumner is listed in NPPES under Anesthesiologist Assistant.
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NPI assigned on July 1, 2009; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 15 Original Medicare Part B services in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2022:
- 00731 โ Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope: 15 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Medicare Part B services went from 124 in 2017 to 15 in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2017โ2022.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
6720 Bertner Ave
Houston, TX 770302604
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 Pasadena, TX. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Baylor College Of Medicine. 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
Anesthesiologist Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $1,363 in 2022
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2022. 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, 2022.
Paid by Medicare
About $1,093 in 2022
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2022, 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, 2022.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $139.95 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $139.95 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Becton, Dickinson and Company: $125.12 across 1 record.
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC: $14.83 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
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, 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)
Andrew Sumner 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.
Compared with the same specialty in Houston and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Andrew Sumner are from 2022.
205 active clinicians are listed under Anesthesiologist Assistant with a practice address in Houston, TX (503 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Houston
0% of these 205 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
88.3% of these 205 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 88% from 124 in 2017 to 15 in 2022.
- 2017: 124
- 2018: 112
- 2019: 120
- 2020: 61
- 2022: 15
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 89% from $12,057 in 2017 to $1,363 in 2022.
- 2017: $12,057
- 2018: $9,961
- 2019: $9,231
- 2020: $4,972
- 2022: $1,363
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 89% from $9,942 in 2017 to $1,093 in 2022.
- 2017: $9,942
- 2018: $7,937
- 2019: $7,549
- 2020: $3,985
- 2022: $1,093
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2025 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2022), 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 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $139.95.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Becton, Dickinson and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $125.12 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BRIDION | General | $14.83 |
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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00731
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope
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15 | 15 | $1168.00 | $90.87 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2022; 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: 2025-12-24NUCC Taxonomy Code: 367H00000X
An individual certified by the state to perform anesthesia services under the direct supervision of an anesthesiologist. Anesthesiologist Assistants are required to have a bachelor's degree with a premed curriculum prior to entering a two-year anesthesiology assistant program, which is focused upon the delivery and maintenance of anesthesia care as well as advanced patient monitoring techniques. An Anesthesiologist Assistant must work as a member of the anesthesia care team under the direction of a qualified Anesthesiologist.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ANESTHESIOLOGY ASSISTANT
I20090804000868
TX
6204989528
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
Baylor College Of Medicine
7200 Cambridge St, Houston, TX 770304202
Phone: 7137982500
Secondary Practice Locations
4600 E Sam Houston Pkwy S
Pasadena, TX 775053948
Phone: 2814870700
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Critical Care Medicine
Anesthesiologist Assistant
Physician Assistant
MPAS, Physician Assistant (Certified)
Physician Assistant
Anesthesiology
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 6720 BERTNER AVE, HOUSTON, TX 770302604 (Tel: 8323552666)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 4600 E SAM HOUSTON PKWY S, PASADENA, TX 775053948 (Tel: 2814870700)
Registered at 714 FM 1960 RD W, SUITE 209, HOUSTON, TX 770903405 (Tel: 2818806991)
Recorded as ANDREW SUMNER, AA
Anesthesiologist Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: TX 959)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
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- Jonathan Lau, PA-AA
Mailing Address
714 Fm 1960 Rd W, Suite 209
Houston, TX 770903405
Phone: 2818806991