Dr. Alan Ringel , MD
Anesthesiology โข Houston, TX
6720 Bertner Ave
Houston, TX 770302604
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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 11 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:
- 00520 โ Anesthesia for other closed procedure on chest: 11 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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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Houston, TX (2024, 585 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 101. Middle half: 42 to 196.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Texas (2024, 2,454 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 94. Middle half: 41 to 197.
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 60 in 2017 to 11 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2017โ2024.
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 Lafayette, IN. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Baylor College Of Medicine; U S Anesthesia Partners Of Texas, 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
1985
What Public CMS Data Show
Anesthesiology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
114 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 $2,355 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 $1,872 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)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019โ2025.
Years since graduation
41 years (graduated 1985)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1985 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.
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)
Dr. Ringel 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. Ringel 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 Houston and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Houston, TX (2024, 585 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 101. Middle half: 42 to 196.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Texas (2024, 2,454 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 94. Middle half: 41 to 197.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Houston, TX (2024, 585 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,308. Middle half: $4,456 to $21,864.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Texas (2024, 2,454 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,803. Middle half: $4,556 to $22,244.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Houston, TX (2024, 585 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,252. Middle half: $3,501 to $17,250.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Texas (2024, 2,454 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,494. Middle half: $3,590 to $17,455.
1,131 active clinicians are listed under Anesthesiology with a practice address in Houston, TX (4,638 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Houston
1.1% of these 1,131 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
73.1% of these 1,131 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 82% from 60 in 2017 to 11 in 2024.
- 2017: 60
- 2018: 12
- 2023: 11
- 2024: 11
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 82% from $13,030 in 2017 to $2,355 in 2024.
- 2017: $13,030
- 2018: $3,962
- 2023: $1,280
- 2024: $2,355
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 82% from $10,382 in 2017 to $1,872 in 2024.
- 2017: $10,382
- 2018: $3,157
- 2023: $1,019
- 2024: $1,872
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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00520
Anesthesia for other closed procedure on chest
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11 | 11 | $3060.82 | $214.09 |
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: 2025-11-07NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ANESTHESIOLOGY
I20201123002578
TX
9537126230
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
6720 Bertner Ave, Houston, TX 770302604
Phone: 7137981000
U S Anesthesia Partners Of Texas, Pa
111 Dallas St, San Antonio, TX 782051201
Phone: 2102977000
Secondary Practice Locations
1701 S Creasy Ln
Lafayette, IN 479054972
Phone: 7655024917
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)
Registered at 6501 FANNIN ST STE NC114, HOUSTON, TX 770302703 (Tel: 7137987356)
Anesthesiology (license number reported to NPPES: TX J3200)
Registered at 1701 S CREASY LN, LAFAYETTE, IN 479054972 (Tel: 7655024917)
Registered at PO BOX 78838, DETROIT, MI 482780838 (Tel: 3178654800)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1125 W JEFFERSON ST, FRANKLIN, IN 461312140 (Tel: 3177363576)
Registered at 1801 N WALNUT ST, MUNCIE, IN 473031953 (Tel: 7652840493)
Recorded as ALAN RINGEL, MD
Anesthesiology (license number reported to NPPES: IN 01040608A)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
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Mailing Address
6501 Fannin St Ste Nc114
Houston, TX 770302703
Phone: 7137987356