Dr. Michael Gary Contreras, MD

Dr. Contreras practices at Legent North Houston Surgical Hospital in Tomball, Texas, part of Hospital for Special Surgery.

Dr. Contreras' NPI, 1699885889, was assigned on August 30, 2006. Dr. Contreras graduated from Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Rochester in 1998. Dr. Contreras holds Texas license N4994.

Dr. Contreras' primary practice is Legent North Houston Surgical Hospital, at 24429 Tomball Parkway, Tomball, TX 77375 in Harris County. The practice phone is (346) 766-0880.

Dr. Contreras' primary practice is Legent North Houston Surgical Hospital in Tomball, Texas, part of Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. Contreras is also affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is US Anesthesia Partners. Dmand AI also links Dr. Contreras to 3 more hospitals, 4 medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Contreras practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Anesthesiology is Dr. Contreras' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207L00000X. Dr. Contreras is board certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Contreras' licenses on file in 4 states: Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

CMS data shows 151 Medicare services from Dr. Contreras across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 241 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $14,341 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 241 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Contreras in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 122 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.40, 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. Contreras' median patient age at 63, with 54% women.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Contreras for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Contreras accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Contreras. The most frequent topics are Anesthesia, Peripheral Nervous System Diseases and Postoperative Complications. Dr. Contreras has published most often in Anesthesiology. Dr. Contreras' most frequent co-authors are Robert J. Spinner, MD and Juraj Sprung, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 36 general payments to Dr. Contreras from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 82% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $560.

Dr. Contreras graduated from Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Rochester in 1998.

Dr. Contreras is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.