Dr. Steven M. Fass, MD

  • Austin, TX
  • General surgeon
NPI1932188711PAC ID1254309271
Medicare services, 2024
314
Medicare patients, 2024
200
Part D claims, 2024
207
Publications
2
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
3705 Medical Pkwy, Austin, TX 78705
Practice phone
Call (512) 458-4391
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Primary practice

Dell Children's Ear, Nose, and Throat

Austin, Texas

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Dr. Steven M. Fass is a general surgeon in Austin, Texas

Dr. Fass practices at Dell Children's Ear, Nose, and Throat in Austin, Texas.

Dr. Fass' NPI, 1932188711, was assigned on January 11, 2006. Dr. Fass graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 1994. Dr. Fass holds Texas license L0168.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1254309271
NPI enumeration date
January 11, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(512) 458-4391
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
58
Medical school graduation
1994

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

Dr. Steven M. Fass practices at Dell Children's Ear, Nose, and Throat in Austin, Texas

Dr. Fass' primary practice is Dell Children's Ear, Nose, and Throat, at 3705 Medical Pkwy, Austin, TX 78705 in Travis County. The practice phone is (512) 458-4391.

  • Dell Children's Ear, Nose, and Throat
    3705 Medical Pkwy, Austin, TX 78705 · Travis CountyPhone(512) 458-4391

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Steven M. Fass is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Fass' primary practice is Dell Children's Ear, Nose, and Throat in Austin, Texas. Dr. Fass is also affiliated with St. David's Medical Center. The medical group on file is Southwest Bariatric Surgeons. Dmand AI also links Dr. Fass to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Steven M. Fass' practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Dell Children's Ear, Nose, and ThroatAvailable with a free account
+5 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Steven M. Fass is one of 1,939 general surgeons in Texas

Surgery is Dr. Fass' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Fass is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Fass' licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, California and Utah.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, TexasPrimaryLicense L0168 · 2000 to 2026 · taxonomy 208600000X
  • California licenseSince 1999
  • Utah license1995 to 2000

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists abdominal hernia repair surgery, appendectomy, bariatric surgery, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal and groin hernia surgery among the conditions Dr. Fass treats.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Steven M. Fass billed Medicare for 314 services in 2024

CMS data shows 314 Medicare services from Dr. Fass across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 200 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $41,010 for them.

Medicare services, 2024314
Medicare patients200
Paid by Medicare$41,010
Procedure codes10

Dr. Fass' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2162024: 27728%
Surgery
2023: 472024: 3721%

Where Dr. Fass' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office20164%
  • In a facility11336%

Dr. Fass compared with the Texas median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Fass
  • Texas median
Medicare services
314vs 1182.7 times
Medicare patients
200vs 972.1 times
Part D claims
161vs 423.8 times

Medians across 1,674 general surgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Fass' 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. Steven M. Fass treated 200 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 200 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Fass in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 112 patients. 74% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.30, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Fass' median patient age at 61, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024200
Average age72
Average risk score1.30
Also on Medicaid6%

Dr. Fass' Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Fass' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women9246%
  • Men10854%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Fass' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol74%
  2. High blood pressure73%
  3. Arthritis49%
  4. Ischemic heart disease41%
  5. Anxiety28%
  6. Mood disorders28%
  7. Chronic kidney disease26%
  8. Atrial fibrillation25%

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

Dr. Fass' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 61

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men45%

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

Dr. Steven M. Fass wrote 207 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Fass wrote 207 Medicare Part D claims for 114 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 161 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $700 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 130 claims across 4 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024207
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$700
Part D patients114

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

  • Generic204 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other3 claims1%

Dr. Fass' 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. Fass' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids22%46 of 207 claims
  • Antibiotics10%20 of 207 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: 1302024: 16124%

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. Steven M. Fass ranks in the 81st percentile for hernia repair (minimally invasive) in Medicare

Dr. Fass accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Fass as offering telehealth. CMS counts 15 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Fass, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Where Dr. Fass ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
81st percentile15 procedures
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
43rd percentile12 procedures

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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)

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

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Dr. Steven M. Fass has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Fass. Dr. Fass' most frequent co-authors are Eric J. Eichhorn, MD, Paul A. Grayburn, MD and Michael E. Jessen, MD.

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Dr. Fass' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Fass

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Dr. Steven M. Fass received $1,049,637 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 1,372 general payments to Dr. Fass from 35 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 77% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $1,046,289.

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

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

$1Min total
  • Education$806,89077%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$112,90011%
  • Travel and lodging$92,5579%
  • Food and beverage$37,2904%

Companies that paid Dr. Fass 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. Steven M. Fass has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Fass.

Awards and honors for Dr. Fass

  1. Undated
    • ACS Fellow
    • Super Doc

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Steven M. Fass graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dr. Fass graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 1994. Dr. Fass is a member of ACS.

  1. Medical schoolUT Southwestern Medical Center
  2. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Steven M. Fass accepts plans from 22 insurance carriers

Dr. Fass is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Fass accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO14
  2. HMO11
  3. Medicare8
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Steven M. Fass'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Steven M. Fass' NPI number?

Dr. Steven M. Fass' NPI number is 1932188711. It was assigned on January 11, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Steven M. Fass?

Dr. Steven M. Fass is a general surgeon in Austin, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Steven M. Fass practice?

Dr. Fass practices at 3705 Medical Pkwy, Austin, TX 78705. Dr. Fass' primary practice is Dell Children's Ear, Nose, and Throat in Austin, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Fass to 2 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Steven M. Fass' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Fass is (512) 458-4391.

What is Dr. Steven M. Fass' medical license number?

Dr. Fass holds Texas license L0168, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Steven M. Fass been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Fass in Texas (2000 to 2026), California (since 1999) and Utah (1995 to 2000).

Which hospitals is Dr. Steven M. Fass affiliated with?

Dr. Fass is affiliated with St. David's Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Fass to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Steven M. Fass part of?

Dr. Fass is linked to Southwest Bariatric Surgeons. Dmand AI links Dr. Fass to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Steven M. Fass accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Fass billed Medicare for 314 services in 2024, and Dr. Fass accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Steven M. Fass offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Fass as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Steven M. Fass see?

CMS counts 200 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Fass in 2024, with an average age of 72.

Is Dr. Steven M. Fass board certified?

Yes. Dr. Fass is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

What services does Dr. Steven M. Fass bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Fass' most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204), office visit, established patient (99213) and hospital inpatient care (99222).

Where did Dr. Steven M. Fass go to medical school?

Dr. Fass graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 1994.

What drugs does Dr. Steven M. Fass prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Fass' most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Celecoxib and Tramadol HCl.

Has Dr. Steven M. Fass received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,049,637 in general payments to Dr. Fass from 35 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Steven M. Fass been practicing?

Dr. Fass graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.

Does Dr. Steven M. Fass do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Fass.

Who does Dr. Steven M. Fass publish with?

Dr. Fass' most frequent co-authors are Eric J. Eichhorn, MD (2 shared papers), Paul A. Grayburn, MD (2 shared papers) and Michael E. Jessen, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Steven M. Fass accept?

Dr. Fass is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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