Physician

Alexander E Ropper, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Alexander Ropper, M.D. (NPI: 1497998264) practices neurosurgery in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Harris, TX. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE (NPI: 1881026664; TIN: 300791563) and primary practice location at 77030-2604. Ropper is affiliated with the CHI Saint Joseph Health Partners (ACO ID: A4638) and Main Street Rural Health Hickory ACO LLC (ACO ID: A5334), participating under the MSSP model.

Ropper's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 140 traditional Medicare patients, billed 402 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $134,241 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 22853 (Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion). Part D data shows 209 prescription claims across 70 beneficiaries totaling $1,471 in drug costs, led by Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen). 2019 DME data shows 12 claims. Open Payments data shows 22 records totaling $5,340. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $30,710 and ending at $134,241. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $191 and ending at $1,471. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	56	169	$30,710
2016	160	397	$124,248
2017	200	531	$175,576
2018	187	469	$143,334
2019	188	533	$170,107
2020	161	622	$219,424
2021	183	686	$172,264
2022	162	451	$158,157
2023	166	402	$114,885
2024	140	402	$134,241

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	13	19	$191
2016	67	116	$3,308
2017	98	187	$4,615
2018	71	141	$2,642
2019	96	200	$3,326
2020	97	239	$2,408
2021	111	328	$3,977
2022	109	338	$5,317
2023	94	259	$1,922
2024	70	209	$1,471

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	12	12	$11,409
2020	N/R	N/R	N/R
2021	N/R	N/R	N/R
2022	N/R	N/R	N/R
2023	N/R	N/R	N/R
2024	N/R	N/R	N/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
22853	Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	13	21	$222
61783	Computer-assisted spinal procedure	13	13	$202
99204	New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	61	61	$122
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	54	67	$100
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	11	11	$61

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	102	740	$798
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	34	247	$172
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	22	720	$129
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	11	64	$50

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	18	$2,765	Providence Medical Technology, Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	4	$2,575	Providence Medical Technology, Inc.
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Alexander E. Ropper, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Alexander E. Ropper, M.D. (NPI 1497998264), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Alexander E. Ropper, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Alexander E. Ropper, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for CHI Saint Joseph Health Partners (MSSP, ACO ID A4638) and Main Street Rural Health Hickory ACO LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5334).

What billing organization is linked to Alexander E. Ropper, M.D.?

Alexander E. Ropper, M.D. is linked to BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE (billing NPI 1881026664) in the available physician profile data.

Does Alexander E. Ropper, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Alexander E. Ropper, M.D. has 22 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.