Dr. Elegy Leon Etter II, MD

Dr. Etter practices at Southwest Surgical Associates in Stafford, Texas.

Dr. Etter's NPI, 1457302390, was assigned on May 15, 2006. Dr. Etter graduated from UTMB Health in 1982. Dr. Etter holds Texas license G3336.

Dr. Etter's primary practice is Southwest Surgical Associates, at 13811 Murphy Rd, Stafford, TX 77477 in Fort Bend County. The practice phone is (713) 772-1200.

Dr. Etter's primary practice is Southwest Surgical Associates in Stafford, Texas. Dr. Etter is also affiliated with St. Joseph Medical Center. The medical group on file is Southwest Surgical Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Etter to 1 more physician office and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Etter practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Etter's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Etter is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Etter is licensed in Texas.

Dmand AI lists abdominal hernia repair surgery, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery, hemorrhoids and mastectomy among the conditions Dr. Etter treats.

CMS data shows 27 Medicare services from Dr. Etter across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 35 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,286 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 35 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Etter in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 22 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.54, 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. Etter's median patient age at 60, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Etter wrote 111 Medicare Part D claims for 70 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 60 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $490 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 83 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Etter for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Etter accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 13 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Etter, more than 77% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 115 general payments to Dr. Etter from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 41% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $8,252.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Etter, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Etter graduated from UTMB Health in 1982. Dr. Etter is a member of ACS.

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