Dr. Kathryn S. Norton, MD

Dr. Norton practices at Medical Park Tower Surgery Center in Austin, Texas.

Dr. Norton's NPI, 1023019635, was assigned on August 4, 2005. Dr. Norton graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Norton holds Texas license K7847.

Dr. Norton's primary practice is Medical Park Tower Surgery Center, at 1301 West 38th St, Suite 109, Austin, TX 78705. The practice phone is (512) 354-3000.

Dr. Norton's primary practice is Medical Park Tower Surgery Center in Austin, Texas. Dr. Norton is also affiliated with Hendrick Medical Center. The medical group on file is Texas Oncology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Norton to 1 more hospital, 2 medical groups, 1 physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 therapy and rehab clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Norton practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Norton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Norton is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Norton's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Louisiana.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, appendectomy, chest trauma, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery, hemorrhoids and mastectomy among the conditions Dr. Norton treats.

CMS data shows 417 Medicare services from Dr. Norton across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 209 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $37,127 for them.

CMS counts 209 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Norton in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 99 patients. 75% of them have cancer, and 75% have high blood pressure. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.00, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Norton's median patient age at 72, with 93% women.

In 2024, Dr. Norton wrote 94 Medicare Part D claims for 64 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 69 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $359 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 60 claims across 2 drugs.

Dr. Norton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 35 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Norton, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

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

Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Norton. The most frequent topics are Breast Neoplasms, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage and Radionuclide Imaging. Dr. Norton has published most often in J La State Med Soc. Dr. Norton's most frequent co-authors are Gazi B. Zibari, MD, Donnie Franklin Aultman, MD and F Dean Griffen, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 17 general payments to Dr. Norton from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 39% of the total. Ethicon Inc. paid the most, $450.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Norton, most recently ACS Fellow in 2012.

Dr. Norton graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Norton is a member of ACS and ASBS.

Dr. Norton is in network with 21 carriers, including Elevance, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.