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Dr. Michael Geoffrey White , MD

Surgery β€’ Houston, TX

Active NPI 1659737278 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment
Practice location in NPPES

1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 770304000

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1515 Holcombe Blvd

Houston, TX 770304000

Telephone 7137926161
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
University Of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Facility NPI 1174582050

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Other Listings in Public Data

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Physicians Referral Service. 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

Medical School

Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University

Graduation Year

2012

30-day fills

11 standardized 30-day fills in 2019

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

$20 in 2019

The total cost of these prescriptions in 2019, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.

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, 2019.

Industry payments (Open Payments)

Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $111.98 in 2025

Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.

These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.

General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.

A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025.

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

14 years (graduated 2012)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2012 as the year this clinician finished professional 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

2016

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.

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, β€œDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

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.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Dr. White 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.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Dr. White 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.

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.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Houston and Texas

Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.

Medicare Part D

Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. White are from 2019.

354 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Houston, TX (2,193 in Texas).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Houston

13.3% of these 354 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

62.4% of these 354 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2019), 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

Open Payments Β· Program Year 2025
Disclosure Year:

Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $111.98.

Manufacturer Payment Nature Product Type Amount ($)
Ethicon Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Echelon; Endopath General $111.98

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications

Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2019.

CMS Part D Β· Data Year 2019
Brand Name Generic Name Prescriptions Day Supply Total Cost Patients
Tramadol Hcl Tramadol Hcl 11 54 $19.92 11

Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2019; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits

Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

License # reported to NPPES TX S0405

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Surgery

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

License # reported to NPPES IL 036135952

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

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Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid ID
400652001 (TX)
Other Identifier Medicaid- Cshcn
400652002 (TX)

Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20190812003167

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

TX

PECOS Control ID

7618270224

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Eligible

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

Physicians Referral Service

2130 W Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 770304009

Phone: 7135925433

Secondary Practice Locations

1515 Holcombe Blvd

Houston, TX 77030

Phone: 8448080985

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

36 listed
Dr. Karen Anderson , PhD

Psychologist - Clinical

NPI 1003952920

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Dr. Alex Bataller Torralba , MD, PhD

Internal Medicine - Hematology

NPI 1003536889

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

NPI 1003954157

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

Dr. Manoop Bhutani , MD

Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology

NPI 1003989310

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Evan Brietzke , MSN, APRN, ACNPC-AG

Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care

NPI 1003444548

Master of Science in Nursing, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, ACNPCAG

Dr. Jan Burger , MD

Internal Medicine

NPI 1003901612

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status

10 Historical Events
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Updated Practice Location October 08, 2019

Registered at 1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 770304000 (Tel: 7137926161)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 08, 2019

Registered at PO BOX 4439, HOUSTON, TX 772104439 (Tel: 7137926161)

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Updated Practice Location June 12, 2019

Registered at 1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77030 (Tel: 8448080985)

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 12, 2019

Registered at PO BOX 301402, HOUSTON, TX 772301402

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NPI Profile Active January 12, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Practice Location (Initial Record) January 12, 2016

Registered at 5841 S MARYLAND AVE, MC 6040, CHICAGO, IL 606371447 (Tel: 6099334650)

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Business Mailing Address (Initial Record) January 12, 2016

Registered at 5841 S MARYLAND AVE, MC 6040, CHICAGO, IL 606371447 (Tel: 6099334650)

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Provider Name / Credentials (Initial Record) January 12, 2016

Recorded as MICHAEL WHITE, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) January 12, 2016

Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: IL 036135952)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration January 12, 2016

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1659737278
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: January 12, 2016
Last Update: October 08, 2019
Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

Po Box 4439

Houston, TX 772104439

Phone: 7137926161

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.