Active NPI 1417978016 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Christopher B. Michael , MD

Specialist • Dallas, TX

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Christopher Michael, MD is a certified Specialist practicing in Dallas, TX. With approximately 31 years of clinical experience since graduating from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1995, Dr. Michael delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 6080 N CENTRAL EXPY STE 150.

Dr. Michael is affiliated with Texas Neurosurgery, Llp and does not directly accept Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit, partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

6080 N Central Expy Ste 150

Dallas, TX 752065202

Telephone 2148232052

Fax 2148233797

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Mid Central Neuro Affiliates Pllc Facility NPI 1811526767

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Baylor College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1995

Medicare Assignment

Not Specified

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Specialist in Dallas, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

31 Yrs -5.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 36.7 Yrs

State Avg: 38.0 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

193 Specialists

Practicing in Dallas, TX (2033 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

3.1% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

85.2% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Michael (31 Years) 31 Yrs

Dallas Specialty Average (36.7 Years) 36.7 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	126	85	$175.00	$121.46
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	70	70	$275.00	$158.26
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	52	23	$1724.19	$196.82
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	48	15	$132.00	$74.45
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	33	18	$2100.00	$240.74
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	24	21	$135.00	$86.59
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	17	17	$215.00	$106.45
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	17	17	$7114.41	$868.23
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	14	14	$5446.29	$713.42

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	145	99	$175.00	$117.90
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	69	69	$275.00	$157.14
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	55	49	$135.00	$86.38
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	53	33	$1758.00	$195.20
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	50	19	$132.00	$75.08
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	46	29	$2100.00	$223.36
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	44	44	$215.00	$106.50
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	31	31	$7330.00	$777.61
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	21	20	$258.00	$123.73
63052 Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back	15	15	$2000.00	$225.04
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	15	15	$5648.00	$667.23
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	15	15	$10280.00	$1610.03
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	14	14	$10117.00	$1400.89
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	14	14	$336.00	$164.58
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	14	14	$4669.00	$707.99
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	12	12	$6055.00	$637.14

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	148	98	$175.00	$126.56
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	70	53	$135.00	$91.01
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	70	22	$132.00	$70.58
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	64	64	$215.00	$112.69
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	47	47	$275.00	$160.82
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	41	22	$1758.00	$193.07
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	24	16	$2100.00	$246.78
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	23	23	$7460.43	$777.09
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	20	20	$258.00	$133.40
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	15	15	$336.00	$195.92

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	139	107	$173.49	$130.60
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	55	30	$132.00	$72.33
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	54	54	$259.00	$168.63
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	45	21	$2100.00	$240.90
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	45	36	$132.20	$90.51
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	42	18	$1799.86	$206.02
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	40	40	$209.00	$112.32
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	33	16	$1359.00	$381.67
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	30	30	$258.00	$136.59
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	21	21	$5648.00	$708.87
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	20	20	$8330.00	$795.17
63045 Partial removal of upper spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	14	14	$7111.00	$724.65
22600 Fusion of spine in neck by posterior approach	12	12	$7571.00	$1122.41
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	12	12	$10117.00	$1580.93

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	140	101	$140.58	$110.29
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	65	53	$93.00	$77.12
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	62	30	$132.00	$74.62
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	59	59	$221.00	$168.51
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	34	18	$1864.71	$262.65
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	32	32	$175.00	$109.55
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	31	15	$1871.42	$213.93
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	30	30	$258.00	$141.40
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	22	22	$8102.73	$894.41
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	11	11	$9571.55	$1652.01

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	159	113	$140.00	$110.70
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	147	39	$132.00	$69.43
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	94	94	$221.00	$166.96
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	88	74	$93.00	$74.68
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	63	32	$1758.00	$215.73
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	56	29	$1100.00	$255.77
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	44	23	$1359.00	$399.33
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	30	30	$7330.00	$768.32
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	29	29	$258.00	$135.03
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	23	23	$175.00	$106.72
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	21	21	$336.00	$205.28
63045 Partial removal of upper spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	21	20	$8920.52	$811.58
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	21	20	$5648.00	$780.42
22552 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc	19	13	$1513.00	$387.35
22600 Fusion of spine in neck by posterior approach	16	16	$7571.00	$1207.79
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	16	16	$10280.00	$1831.96
61796 Computer-assisted radiosurgery of simple growth of brain, first growth	16	14	$9133.00	$1003.12
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	15	15	$8117.00	$1638.13
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	12	12	$8556.67	$1622.54
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	12	12	$4669.00	$776.67

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	146	109	$140.00	$107.62
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	102	102	$221.00	$165.10
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	72	59	$93.00	$72.83
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	52	27	$132.00	$73.02
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	38	22	$1758.00	$212.67
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	35	21	$2458.26	$252.75
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	31	17	$2174.55	$393.55
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	27	27	$175.00	$108.22
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	27	27	$7330.00	$759.00
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	25	25	$258.00	$136.99
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	16	16	$5648.00	$768.23
63045 Partial removal of upper spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	13	13	$9111.00	$967.31
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	12	12	$7890.00	$1465.41
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	12	12	$280.00	$207.38
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	11	11	$10117.00	$1714.25
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	11	11	$10280.00	$1777.94

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	131	104	$140.00	$105.83
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	99	99	$221.00	$164.11
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	82	37	$132.00	$72.28
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	64	50	$93.00	$70.55
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	40	25	$2669.00	$256.55
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	29	29	$258.00	$136.79
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	24	24	$7330.00	$750.07
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	21	17	$1758.00	$212.61
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	18	18	$7890.00	$1330.49
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	18	13	$2359.00	$394.10
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	16	16	$336.00	$202.71
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	15	15	$10117.00	$1715.86
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	15	14	$6055.00	$734.64
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	15	15	$5648.00	$768.38
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$161.67	$107.99
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	13	13	$4669.00	$717.55
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	11	11	$10280.00	$1639.50
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	11	11	$280.00	$206.74

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2020-08-18

Specialist Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 174400000X

State License TX L1671

An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

144061201 (TX)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Texas Neurosurgery, Llp

6080 N Central Expy, Dallas, TX 752065202

Phone: 2148232052

Texas Neurosurgery, Llp

3500 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX 752462017

Phone: 2148232052

Secondary Practice Locations

17051 N. Dallas Pwky. Ste 370

Addison, TX 750017113

Phone: 2148232052

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

8 Associated Practitioners

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Physician Assistant

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Physician Assistant

Tiffany Sanderson , PA

Physician Assistant - Surgical

NPI 1164527057

Physician Assistant

Snow Nguyen

Physician Assistant

NPI 1235879008

Dr. David Barnett , MD

Neurological Surgery

NPI 1245251743

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Shaad Bidiwala , MD

Specialist

NPI 1255350104

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Rory Mayer , MD

Neurological Surgery

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

8 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location August 18, 2020

Registered at 6080 N CENTRAL EXPY STE 150, DALLAS, TX 752065202 (Tel: 2148232052)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 18, 2020

Registered at 6080 N CENTRAL EXPY STE 150, DALLAS, TX 752065202 (Tel: 2148232052)

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NPI Profile Active April 30, 2008

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location April 30, 2008

Registered at 3600 GASTON AVE, SUITE 907, DALLAS, TX 752461800 (Tel: 2148232052)

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Updated Business Mailing Address April 30, 2008

Registered at 3600 GASTON AVE, SUITE 907, DALLAS, TX 752461800 (Tel: 2148232052)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated April 30, 2008

Recorded as CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) April 30, 2008

Specialist (License #L1671 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 21, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1417978016

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: July 21, 2006

Last Update: August 18, 2020

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

6080 N Central Expy Ste 150

Dallas, TX 752065202

Phone: 2148232052

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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