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General surgeons who accept Medicare in Abilene, TX
CMS lists 27 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Abilene. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 27. Offer telehealth: 9.
Typical amounts Medicare approves in ZIP 79601 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): a new-patient visit $85, of which you pay about $21; a follow-up visit $69, of which you pay about $17 — the 20% coinsurance after the yearly Part B deductible. Clinicians who don't accept assignment can charge up to 15% more; with a Medicare Advantage plan, your plan's copay applies instead.
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Order: clinicians who accept assignment first, then by MIPS score (highest first), then by last name.
Valerie Allen, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2014 · Texas a & M University System, HSC, College of MedicineFemaleMaximilian E. Choi, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2020MaleRobert C. Connally, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2017 · University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at DallasMaleRussell J. Juno, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1999 · University of Texas Medical School at HoustonMaleBranden C. Kret, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100Graduated 2010 · Texas a & M University System, HSC, College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $207Christopher Kuppler, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100Graduated 2011 · Wake Forest University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $27Mallory Lara, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2014 · University of Tennessee, HSC, College of MedicineFemaleWilliam R. Pettey, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1984 · University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at DallasMaleScott A. Russell, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100Graduated 1987 · University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at DallasMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $48John F. Cole, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 80.6/100Graduated 2002 · University of North Texas HSC, College of Osteopathic MedMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $45Benton L. Brown, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 78.5/100Graduated 2008 · University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at DallasMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $2,863Kelly Hyde, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 78.5/100Graduated 2006 · University of Texas Medical School at HoustonMaleRhett K. Lohman, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 78.5/100Graduated 2007 · Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine Mid Western UniversityMaleOther offices in Abilene: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $72Jack Needham Jr., MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 78.5/100Graduated 2005MaleOther offices in Abilene: 2Erin M. Woller, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 78.5/100Graduated 2009 · Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Abilene: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $43James G. Yost, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 78.5/100Graduated 1986MaleRobert E. Benjamin Jr., MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1996MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,358Ashley A. Bradshaw, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015FemaleOther offices in Abilene: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $8,738Loretta Brestan, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2000FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $4,891Connie M. Dela'O, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2007FemaleJared S. Folwell, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013 · Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Abilene: 1Jack Forest, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1990MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $30Kory Jones, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2002FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $297Donald P. Lesslie, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1999 · University of North Texas HSC, College of Osteopathic MedMaleOther offices in Abilene: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $5,401Matthew A. Sowa, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020 · University of North Texas HSC, College of Osteopathic MedMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $4,844Christine Toevs, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1992FemaleDerek Yang, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017 · Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,712
Before you book
This list comes from Medicare's enrollment records, not from reviews. Call the office to confirm the clinician is taking new Medicare patients. With Original Medicare, a clinician who accepts assignment can only charge you the Medicare deductible and coinsurance; one who doesn't may charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, check that the clinician is in the plan's network.
The MIPS final score (0–100) comes from Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System for 2024. It combines quality measures, cost, improvement activities and use of certified health records, and it sets a payment adjustment. Clinicians who report as a group share the group's score. It is not a patient rating, and many clinicians have no published score.
Payments from drug and medical device companies come from CMS Open Payments (2025 general payments: meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and similar), summed for each clinician. Receiving payments is legal and common and does not mean a clinician did anything wrong.
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- Primary care doctors187
- Nurse practitioners297
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- Dermatologists5
- Orthopedic surgeons82
- Neurologists64
- Gastroenterologists9
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- Optometrists27
- Podiatrists13
- Urologists9
- Pulmonologists4
- Nephrologists9
- Endocrinologists4
- Rheumatologists5
- ENT doctors12
- Oncologists14
- Psychiatrists22
- Psychologists5
- Therapists and counselors63
- Physical therapists23
- Occupational therapists4
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- Chiropractors8
- Gynecologists22
- Pain management doctors10
- Physiatrists8
- Allergists3
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Enrollment, addresses and scores are as reported to CMS and can change. This is not a list of in-network providers for any Medicare Advantage plan, and it is not medical advice. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, Clinician MIPS Performance 2024 and Facility Affiliation Data (released Oct 2, 2026).