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Orthopedic surgeons who accept Medicare in Corpus Christi, TX
CMS lists 41 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Corpus Christi. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 40. Offer telehealth: 4.
Typical amounts Medicare approves in ZIP 78411 (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.
Stefan W. Kreuzer, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 98.3/100Graduated 1995 · University of Texas Medical School at HoustonMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,098,143John P. Masciale, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 96.1/100Graduated 1985 · State University of New York Downstate Medical CenterMaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $80,822Justin J. Klimisch, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 95/100Graduated 2004 · University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonMaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 4John M. Borkowski, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 94.4/100Graduated 1995MaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $2,217Jason F. Thompson, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 94.3/100Graduated 2014 · University of Texas Medical School at San AntonioMaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $14,568William K. Wilson, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 94/100Graduated 2013 · University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonMaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $75Christopher G. Larkins, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.5/100Graduated 2013 · University of Arizona College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $476Ryan B. Thomas, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 91.3/100Graduated 2005 · University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonMaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $25Ajeya P. Joshi, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 89.8/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1997 · Harvard Medical SchoolMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $637James W. Simmons III, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 84.7/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1993 · University of North Texas HSC, College of Osteopathic MedMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $3,946Dean W. Smith, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 84.1/100Graduated 1995 · University of Missouri, Columbia School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,532Bryan W. Kaiser, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 79.9/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1996 · University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at DallasMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $244Mudassar Khan, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 79.4/100Graduated 2015 · Touro Un College of Osteopathic Medicine, VallejoMaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $3,595Miguel A. Berastain Jr., MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 73.1/100Graduated 2000 · Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn RSV UniversityMaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $290Jeffrey R. Schlimmer, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 73/100Graduated 1996 · University of Texas Medical School at San AntonioMaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $115Davin D. Cordell, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 72.8/100Graduated 2010 · University of Texas Medical School at San AntonioMaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $2,398Peter Neff, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 72/100Graduated 2014 · University of Texas Medical School at HoustonMaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $691Matthew D. Hnatow, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 69.2/100Graduated 2015 · University of Texas Medical School at HoustonMaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $703Brian L. Patterson, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 68.1/100Graduated 1999 · University of Texas Medical School at HoustonMaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $89Richard T. Steffen, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 61.3/100Graduated 1991 · University of Miami, LM Miller School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $357Mark R. Bagg, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 0/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1985 · Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School of MedMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $361John T. Knight, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 0/100Graduated 1987 · Louisiana State University School of Medicine in ShreveportMaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $25Ramesh Srinivasan, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 0/100Graduated 2006MaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $11,618Connor Armstrong, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019MaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $9,280Richard B. Barber, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2005 · University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonMaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 4Drug and device company payments (2025): $248Seth Campbell, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020 · Loma Linda University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,436Satish Chandrasekhar, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019 · University of Florida College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $9,598Christopher P. Comstock, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1988MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $26Jorge C. De Leon, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017MaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $6,292Walter A. Delgallo, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1991 · University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolMaleIdris S. Gharbaoui, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1987MaleApril M. Hallquist, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2010 · University of Arkansas College of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $31Paul F. Merkle, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1990 · University of California, Geffen School of MedicineMaleAustin Mike-Mayer, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2018 · University of North Texas HSC, College of Osteopathic MedMaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $31,806Chance C. Moore, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014 · University of Texas Medical School at San AntonioMaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $3,080Dustin G. Moore, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011 · University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $4,548Matthew E. Negem, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014 · University of North Texas HSC, College of Osteopathic MedMaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $3,942Cody Ramirez, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2018MaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $6,188Andrew J. Sheean, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2008 · Rush Medical College of Rush UniversityMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $5,424Robert S. Williams, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1990 · University of Texas Medical School at San AntonioMaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $1,125Charles W. Breckenridge, MD
May accept assignmentMIPS score (2024): 79.4/100Graduated 1989 · R Franklin University of Med & Sci/chicago Medical SchoolMaleOther offices in Corpus Christi: 2
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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- Nephrologists21
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- ENT doctors11
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- Psychologists8
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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).