Dr. David Frederick Bauer , MD
Neurological Surgery • Houston, TX
6701 Fannin St Ste 1230.01
Houston, TX 770302608
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Dr. David Bauer is listed in NPPES under Neurological Surgery.
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NPI assigned on May 17, 2007; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 18 Original Medicare Part B services in 2018.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2018. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2018:
- 99223 — Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making: 18 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2018. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Medicare Part B services went from 159 in 2017 to 18 in 2018.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2017–2018.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
6701 Fannin St Ste 1230.01
Houston, TX 770302608
What Public CMS Data Show
Neurological Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $3,510 in 2018
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2018. 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, 2018.
Paid by Medicare
About $2,736 in 2018
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2018, 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, 2018.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $13,841.95 across 13 records.
By nature of payment
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program: $8,749.23 across 1 record.
- Consulting Fee: $3,900.00 across 1 record.
- Food and Beverage: $1,192.72 across 11 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 5)
- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.: $8,749.23 across 1 record.
- VB Spine LLC: $4,751.75 across 8 records.
- Medtronic, Inc.: $174.95 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).
NPI first issued
2007
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.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
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. Bauer 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. Bauer 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
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Bauer are from 2018.
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
Medicare Part B services decreased 89% from 159 in 2017 to 18 in 2018.
- 2017: 159
- 2018: 18
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 93% from $52,775 in 2017 to $3,510 in 2018.
- 2017: $52,775
- 2018: $3,510
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 93% from $41,742 in 2017 to $2,736 in 2018.
- 2017: $41,742
- 2018: $2,736
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $403.91 in 2021 to $13,841.95 in 2025.
- 2021: $403.91
- 2022: $2,132.46
- 2023: $716.80
- 2024: $447.89
- 2025: $13,841.95
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2018), 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 $13,841.95.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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VOXZOGO 1.2mg | General | $8,749.23 |
| VB Spine LLC |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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OZARK CERVICAL PLATE SYSTEM | General | $3,900.00 |
| VB Spine LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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YUKON OCT SPINAL SYSTEM | General | $280.79 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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UNID_PASS | General | $174.95 |
| VB Spine LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CAPRI CORPECTOMY CAGE SYSTEM | General | $147.41 |
| VB Spine LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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YUKON OCT SPINAL SYSTEM | General | $127.48 |
| VB Spine LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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YUKON OCT SPINAL SYSTEM | General | $104.75 |
| Highridge Medical LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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The Tether | General | $102.02 |
| VB Spine LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MESA SPINAL SYSTEM | General | $91.45 |
| VB Spine LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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YUKON OCT SPINAL SYSTEM | General | $62.73 |
| VB Spine LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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YUKON OCT SPINAL SYSTEM | General | $37.14 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SERRATO | General | $35.74 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM | General | $28.26 |
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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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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18 | 18 | $756.22 | $194.98 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2018; 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: 2020-09-02NUCC 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.
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: 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
I20200407003999
TX
8022101005
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
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
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 6701 FANNIN ST STE 1230.01, HOUSTON, TX 770302608 (Tel: 8328223950)
Registered at 6701 FANNIN ST STE 1230.01, HOUSTON, TX 770302608 (Tel: 8328223950)
Neurological Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: TX 47027)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1 MEDICAL CENTER DR, DHMC - DEPT OF PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY, LEBANON, NH 037561000 (Tel: 6036539880)
Registered at 1 MEDICAL CENTER DR, DHMC - DEPT OF PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY, LEBANON, NH 037561000 (Tel: 6036539880)
Recorded as DAVID BAUER, MD
Neurological Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: NH 15615)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Neurological Surgery Specialists in Houston
- Dr. Karl Schmitt, MD
- Dr. Stuart Weil, MD
- Dr. Ashwin Viswanathan, MD
- Dr. Juan Martin, MD
- Dr. Timothy Robinson, MD
- Loyola Gressot
Mailing Address
6701 Fannin St Ste 1230.01
Houston, TX 770302608
Phone: 8328223950