Dr. Steven J. Porter, MD

Dr. Porter practices at CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital in Texarkana, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health.

Dr. Porter's NPI, 1922071737, was assigned on February 10, 2006. Dr. Porter graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 1998. Dr. Porter holds Texas license L9435.

Dr. Porter's primary practice is CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital, at 2600 St Michael Dr, Texarkana, TX 75503 in Bowie County. The practice phone is (903) 614-1000.

Dr. Porter's primary practice is CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital in Texarkana, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health. The medical group on file is CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Porter to 1 more hospital, 1 clinical lab, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Porter practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Porter's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Porter is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Porter's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and California.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, broken or dislocated ankle/ or foot, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, fluid in a joint, hand joint or tendon inflammation and hip replacement among the conditions Dr. Porter treats.

CMS data shows 521 Medicare services from Dr. Porter across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 248 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $49,071 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 248 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Porter in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 99 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.34, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Porter's median patient age at 61, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Porter wrote 460 Medicare Part D claims for 206 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 399 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $6,978 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 352 claims across 7 drugs.

Dr. Porter accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 13 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Porter, more than 41% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 24 general payments to Dr. Porter from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 64% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $386.

Dr. Porter graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 1998.

Dr. Porter is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.