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General surgeons who accept Medicare in Temple, TX
CMS lists 57 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Temple. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 52. Offer telehealth: 9.
Typical amounts Medicare approves in ZIP 76508 (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.
Christopher Kuppler, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100Graduated 2011 · Wake Forest University School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Temple: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $27Tamanie Yeager, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.9/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2016FemaleOther offices in Temple: 3Sean M. Olinger, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 91.6/100Graduated 2019MaleOther offices in Temple: 4Drug and device company payments (2025): $50Monica Rocco, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 75/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1986 · University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonFemaleStephen W. Abernathy, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1996 · Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Temple: 4Drug and device company payments (2025): $23Arsalan Amin, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017 · University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonMaleOther offices in Temple: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $3,456C E. Anderson, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1997 · Texas a & M University System, HSC, College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Temple: 3Kristin W. Beard, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015 · University of Kansas School of Med (kc/wich/sal)FemaleOther offices in Temple: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $319Jinnie A. Bruce, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1999 · Tulane University School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Temple: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $1,669Stephen Campbell, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2016 · University of Utah School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $12,845Harvey S. Chen, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2022MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $90Scott Coulson, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017 · Texas a & M University System, HSC, College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Temple: 3Anthony Criscitiello, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022MaleOther offices in Temple: 7Drug and device company payments (2025): $33Patrick C. Dillawn, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1993 · University of Texas Medical School at HoustonMaleOther offices in Temple: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $2,578Debra K. Doherty, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2001 · University of Texas Medical School at San AntonioFemaleOther offices in Temple: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $466John F. Eckford II, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2002 · University of Oklahoma College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Temple: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $551Richard C. Frazee, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1983 · Texas a & M University System, HSC, College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Temple: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $71Jacob J. Glaser, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2004 · New York Medical CollegeMaleOther offices in Temple: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $1,915Mystan A. Gurkin, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1997 · University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonFemaleOther offices in Temple: 3Chad Hall, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013 · University of Nebraska College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Temple: 3James Harrison, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1987 · Texas a & M University System, HSC, College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Temple: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $60Monique O. Hassan, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2006 · George Washington University School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Temple: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $25,722Daniel P. Hodges, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019 · Texas a & M University System, HSC, College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Temple: 3Luke Hofmann, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2006 · Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineMaleOther offices in Temple: 3Lindsay Howe, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017FemaleOther offices in Temple: 3Travis S. Isbell, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2005 · Texas a & M University System, HSC, College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Temple: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $715Tun Jie, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1999MaleOther offices in Temple: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $9,750Emma M. Kelly, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleOther offices in Temple: 3William A. Klingsporn, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014 · University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonMaleOther offices in Temple: 3Geraldo Lim, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2010 · University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonMaleOther offices in Temple: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $27Caitlin P. Marsh, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleOther offices in Temple: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $705Stacey Milan, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2004 · Temple University School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Temple: 3Billy R. Morgan, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1981 · University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at DallasMaleOther offices in Temple: 3Carla Newton, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2017 · Texas a & M University System, HSC, College of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $4,771Grace Ng, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013FemaleLily Nguyen, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019 · Texas a & M University System, HSC, College of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Temple: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $724Sarah B. Placek, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2012FemaleOther offices in Temple: 4Drug and device company payments (2025): $159David A. Provost Jr., MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1987 · University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at DallasMaleOther offices in Temple: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $65Nicole L. Reid, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2000 · University of Louisville School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Temple: 4Drug and device company payments (2025): $42Rene Relos, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1990MaleOther offices in Temple: 4Joaquin A. Rodriguez, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1990 · University of Texas Medical School at HoustonMaleOther offices in Temple: 3Scott Sagraves, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1993MaleOther offices in Temple: 3Samer D. Shamout, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2005MaleOther offices in Temple: 4Drug and device company payments (2025): $4,738Abby C. Sheffield, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleOther offices in Temple: 3Joshua P. Smith, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013 · West Virginia School of Osteopathic MedicineMaleOther offices in Temple: 3Randall W. Smith, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1981 · Wayne State University School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Temple: 3Emily Spradley, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017 · Texas a & M University System, HSC, College of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Temple: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $125Michelle L. Strong, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2002FemaleOther offices in Temple: 3David H. Tassin, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015MaleMatthew M. Tillman, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2012 · Texas a & M University System, HSC, College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $228Trevor W. Tumlinson, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014 · University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonMaleOther offices in Temple: 3Ana L. Vargas, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013FemaleOther offices in Temple: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $124Robert C. Hicks, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2019 · Texas a & M University System, HSC, College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $400Jessica N. Kieu, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2020 · University of Missouri, Kansas City, School of MedicineFemaleLovemore S. Kuzomunhu, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2019 · Yale University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $151Emily Nes, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2017 · Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Temple: 1James Spriggs, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2023 · Virginia Commonwealth University, School of MedicineMale
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 doctors428
- Geriatricians3
- Nurse practitioners362
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- Dermatologists33
- Orthopedic surgeons40
- Neurologists56
- Gastroenterologists31
- Ophthalmologists21
- Optometrists21
- Podiatrists24
- Urologists23
- Pulmonologists38
- Nephrologists16
- Endocrinologists20
- Rheumatologists10
- ENT doctors20
- Oncologists28
- Psychiatrists44
- Psychologists22
- Therapists and counselors80
- Physical therapists12
- Occupational therapists7
- Speech therapists11
- Audiologists14
- Chiropractors32
- Gynecologists52
- Vascular surgeons6
- Pain management doctors9
- Physiatrists19
- Allergists6
- Neurosurgeons22
- Infectious disease doctors8
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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).