Dr. Ross S. Summer, MD

Dr. Summer practices at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, part of Thomas Jefferson University.

Dr. Summer's NPI, 1558333716, was assigned on February 2, 2006. Dr. Summer graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1996. Dr. Summer holds Pennsylvania license MD444745.

Dr. Summer's primary practice is Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, at 111 South 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 in Philadelphia County. The practice phone is (215) 955-6000.

Dr. Summer's primary practice is Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, part of Thomas Jefferson University. The medical group on file is Jefferson University Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Summer to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Summer practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Summer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dmand AI has Dr. Summer's licenses on file in 2 states: Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.

CMS data shows 552 Medicare services from Dr. Summer across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 226 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $40,581 for them.

CMS counts 226 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Summer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 98 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.53, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Summer's median patient age at 69, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Summer wrote 850 Medicare Part D claims for 164 patients. 36% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 749 of them, across 18 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,769,110 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 515 claims across 16 drugs.

Dr. Summer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Summer as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 88 papers to Dr. Summer, published from 2011 to 2025. 2018 was the busiest year, with 8. The most frequent topics are Lung, COVID-19 and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Dr. Summer has published most often in Am J Med Sci. Dr. Summer's most frequent co-authors are Gautam George, MD, Dilip Shah, MD and Caleb B. Kallen, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Summer to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Pulmonary Fibrosis.

CMS Open Payments shows 77 general payments to Dr. Summer from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 43% of the total. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $12,492.

Dr. Summer graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1996.