Dr. Cesar A. Santiago, MD

  • San Marcos, TX
  • Colorectal surgeon
NPI1659396406PAC ID8224033758
Medicare services, 2024
98
Medicare patients, 2024
100
Part D claims, 2024
191
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$480,205
Practice address
1301 Wonder World Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666
Practice phone
Call (512) 753-3511
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Primary practice

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos

Hospital · San Marcos, Texas

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Dr. Cesar A. Santiago is a colorectal surgeon in San Marcos, Texas

Dr. Santiago practices at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos in San Marcos, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health.

Dr. Santiago's NPI, 1659396406, was assigned on July 13, 2006. Dr. Santiago graduated from Ponce School of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Santiago holds Florida license ME95270.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8224033758
NPI enumeration date
July 13, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(512) 753-3511
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
52
Medical school graduation
2000

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Cesar A. Santiago practices at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos in San Marcos, Texas

Dr. Santiago's primary practice is CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos, at 1301 Wonder World Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666 in Hays County. The practice phone is (512) 753-3511.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Cesar A. Santiago is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Santiago's primary practice is CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos in San Marcos, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health. The medical group on file is CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Cesar A. Santiago's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San MarcosAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Cesar A. Santiago is one of 204 colorectal surgeons in Texas

Colon and rectal surgery is Dr. Santiago's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208C00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Santiago's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Colon and rectal surgery, FloridaPrimaryLicense ME95270 · taxonomy 208C00000X
  • Texas licenseLicense 82126

Colorectal surgeons near Dr. Santiago

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Dr. Cesar A. Santiago billed Medicare for 98 services in 2024

CMS data shows 98 Medicare services from Dr. Santiago across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 100 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $13,575 for them.

Medicare services, 202498
Medicare patients100
Paid by Medicare$13,575
Procedure codes4

Dr. Santiago's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 952024: 7125%
Surgery
2023: 252024: 278%

Where Dr. Santiago's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office7172%
  • In a facility2728%

Dr. Santiago compared with the Texas median for colorectal surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Santiago
  • Texas median
Medicare services
98vs 25461% below
Medicare patients
100vs 15435% below
Part D claims
163vs 10260% above

Medians across 192 colorectal surgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Santiago's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Cesar A. Santiago treated 100 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 100 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Santiago in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 59 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.11, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Santiago's median patient age at 58, with 49% women.

Medicare patients, 2024100
Average age73
Average risk score1.11

Dr. Santiago's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Santiago's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women5757%
  • Men4343%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Santiago's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure74%
  3. Arthritis42%
  4. Cancer35%
  5. Mood disorders31%
  6. Depression30%
  7. Anxiety29%
  8. Ischemic heart disease28%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Santiago's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 58

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women49%
  • Men50%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Cesar A. Santiago wrote 191 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Santiago wrote 191 Medicare Part D claims for 98 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 163 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,030 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 142 claims across 4 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024191
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$1,030
Part D patients98

Dr. Santiago's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic186 claims97%
  • Brand-name and other5 claims3%

Dr. Santiago's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Santiago's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids46%87 of 191 claims
  • Antibiotics43%83 of 191 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1422024: 16315%

Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 4 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Cesar A. Santiago ranks in the 56th percentile for colonoscopy in Medicare

Dr. Santiago accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 34 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Santiago, more than 56% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Santiago ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Colonoscopy
56th percentile34 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Cesar A. Santiago received $480,205 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 701 general payments to Dr. Santiago from 26 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 73% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $466,324.

General payments to Dr. Santiago by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Santiago by kind, 2016 to 2025

$480.2Kin total
  • Education$349,70473%
  • Travel and lodging$71,91715%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$32,8007%
  • Food and beverage$17,4844%
  • Other$8,3002%

Companies that paid Dr. Santiago the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Cesar A. Santiago graduated from Ponce School of Medicine

Dr. Santiago graduated from Ponce School of Medicine in 2000.

  1. Medical schoolPonce School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Cesar A. Santiago's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Cesar A. Santiago's NPI number?

Dr. Cesar A. Santiago's NPI number is 1659396406. It was assigned on July 13, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Cesar A. Santiago?

Dr. Cesar A. Santiago is a colorectal surgeon in San Marcos, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208C00000X).

Where does Dr. Cesar A. Santiago practice?

Dr. Santiago practices at 1301 Wonder World Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666. Dr. Santiago's primary practice is CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos in San Marcos, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health.

What is Dr. Cesar A. Santiago's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Santiago is (512) 753-3511.

What is Dr. Cesar A. Santiago's medical license number?

Dr. Santiago holds Florida license ME95270, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Cesar A. Santiago been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Santiago in Florida and Texas.

Which hospitals is Dr. Cesar A. Santiago affiliated with?

Dr. Santiago practices at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos in San Marcos, Texas.

What medical group is Dr. Cesar A. Santiago part of?

Dr. Santiago is linked to CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic.

Does Dr. Cesar A. Santiago accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Santiago billed Medicare for 98 services in 2024, and Dr. Santiago accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Cesar A. Santiago see?

CMS counts 100 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Santiago in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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What services does Dr. Cesar A. Santiago bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Santiago's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204), office visit, new patient (99205) and surgery: skin and soft tissue (15860).

Where did Dr. Cesar A. Santiago go to medical school?

Dr. Santiago graduated from Ponce School of Medicine in 2000.

What drugs does Dr. Cesar A. Santiago prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Santiago's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Neomycin Sulfate and Metronidazole.

Has Dr. Cesar A. Santiago received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $480,205 in general payments to Dr. Santiago from 26 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Cesar A. Santiago been practicing?

Dr. Santiago graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.

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