Dr. Christopher Richard Conner , MD, PhD
Neurological Surgery • Houston, TX
6400 Fannin St, Suite 2800
Houston, TX 770301521
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Dr. Christopher Conner is listed in NPPES under Neurological Surgery.
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NPI assigned on April 13, 2015; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 103 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: 34 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 31 service units.
- 99203 — New patient outpatient office visit: 25 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 4 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 11 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2020.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2020. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2020:
- Cephalexin — 11 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2020. 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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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Houston, TX (2024, 88 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 193. Middle half: 99 to 400.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Texas (2024, 377 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 253. Middle half: 110 to 558.
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 11 in 2016 to 11 in 2020.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2016–2020.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
6400 Fannin St
Suite 2800
Houston, TX 770301521
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 1 group name: University Of Connecticut Health Center. 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
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston
2015
What Public CMS Data Show
Neurological Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
82 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 $8,507 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 $6,569 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
11 standardized 30-day fills in 2020
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
$59 in 2020
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2020, 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, 2020.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $10,846.11 across 56 records.
By nature of payment
- Travel and Lodging: $4,122.39 across 11 records.
- Food and Beverage: $3,523.72 across 43 records.
- Consulting Fee: $3,200.00 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 12)
- Abbott Laboratories: $8,394.58 across 24 records.
- Boston Scientific Corporation: $575.04 across 6 records.
- Medtronic, Inc.: $482.25 across 9 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
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)
Dr. Conner 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. Conner 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 70% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Houston, TX (2024, 88 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 193. Middle half: 99 to 400.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Texas (2024, 377 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 253. Middle half: 110 to 558.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Houston, TX (2024, 88 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $49,117. Middle half: $12,919 to $106,434.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Texas (2024, 377 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $49,359. Middle half: $14,821 to $116,053.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Houston, TX (2024, 88 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $38,835. Middle half: $9,723 to $82,314.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Texas (2024, 377 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $38,942. Middle half: $11,262 to $91,042.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Conner are from 2020.
169 active clinicians are listed under Neurological Surgery with a practice address in Houston, TX (669 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Houston
33.1% of these 169 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
65.1% of these 169 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
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 11 in 2016 to 11 in 2020.
- 2016: 11
- 2018: 36
- 2019: 29
- 2020: 11
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 11 in 2016 to 11 in 2020.
- 2016: 11
- 2018: 36
- 2019: 29
- 2020: 11
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $138 in 2016 to $59 in 2020.
- 2016: $138
- 2018: $413
- 2019: $171
- 2020: $59
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) increased 735% from $1,298.64 in 2021 to $10,846.11 in 2025.
- 2021: $1,298.64
- 2022: $1,754.10
- 2023: $578.98
- 2024: $3,388.35
- 2025: $10,846.11
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2020), 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): 56 records totaling $10,846.11.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Abbott Laboratories |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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INFINITY | General | $2,400.00 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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INFINITY | General | $1,200.00 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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INFINITY | General | $1,150.00 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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INFINITY | General | $800.00 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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INFINITY | General | $654.56 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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PROCLAIM | General | $481.52 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INFINITY | General | $201.37 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT | General | $186.55 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Evoke | General | $180.38 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Evoke | General | $176.80 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Velys | General | $166.29 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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PROCLAIM | General | $156.78 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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PROCLAIM | General | $156.78 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PERCEPT PC BRAINSENSE | General | $155.31 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INFINITY | General | $155.01 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INFINITY | General | $137.19 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INFINITY | General | $134.22 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $132.84 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $132.60 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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INFINITY | General | $126.42 |
| Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $125.00 |
| Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INGREZZA | General | $123.18 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Velys | General | $121.07 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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INFINITY | General | $120.00 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $118.22 |
(top 25 shown)
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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34 | 27 | $115.00 | $58.36 |
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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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31 | 27 | $175.00 | $94.77 |
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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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25 | 25 | $230.00 | $112.71 |
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99441
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes
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13 | 13 | $105.38 | $59.00 |
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 2020.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 11 | 77 | $59.34 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2020; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
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.
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 - NEUROSURGERY
I20230921001567
CT
6709230998
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
University Of Connecticut Health Center
263 Farmington Ave, Farmington, CT 060300001
Phone: 8606793692
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Master of Science
Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Neurological Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated April 13, 2015.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Neurological Surgery Specialists in Houston
- Dr. Ben Shofty, MD
- Dr. John Berry, MD
- Dr. Richard Harper, MD
- Dr. Spiros Blackburn, MD
- Dr. Homero Anchondo, MD PA
- Dr. Peter Yeh, MD
Mailing Address
6400 Fannin St, Suite 2800
Houston, TX 770301521
Phone: 7137047100