Physician

Christopher Summa, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Christopher Summa, M.D. (NPI: 1669548640) practices neurosurgery in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Santa Cruz, CA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is SUTTER BAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION (NPI: 1013950807; TIN: 941156581) and primary practice location at 95065-1711. Summa is affiliated with the Sutter Medicare Direct (ACO ID: A5279), participating under the MSSP model.

Summa's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 497 traditional Medicare patients, billed 1,237 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $353,490 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 63047 (Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment). Part D data shows 79 prescription claims across 42 beneficiaries totaling $681 in drug costs, led by Cephalexin (Cephalexin). 2022 DME data shows 24 claims. Open Payments data shows 56 records totaling $303,092. 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 risen steadily, from $210,585 to $353,490. In contrast, Part D prescription costs started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $6,262 to $681. For DME billing, reported payments started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $20,930 to $4,597.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	381	1,180	$210,585
2016	425	1,151	$238,723
2017	392	1,236	$305,253
2018	468	1,388	$336,997
2019	421	1,417	$397,327
2020	387	1,234	$311,899
2021	565	1,604	$450,856
2022	540	1,495	$448,785
2023	488	1,168	$356,526
2024	497	1,237	$353,490

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	63	172	$6,262
2016	56	118	$5,611
2017	65	158	$2,918
2018	49	95	$1,352
2019	48	104	$4,092
2020	76	151	$3,703
2021	64	130	$2,070
2022	57	102	$1,753
2023	38	74	$663
2024	42	79	$681

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	11	$656
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	N/R	N/R	N/R
2020	N/R	N/R	N/R
2021	N/R	24	$1,295
2022	N/R	24	$1,476
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
63047	Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	65	65	$805
63048	Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment	50	95	$163
99215	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	145	157	$147
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	284	359	$104
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	114	128	$75

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	25	154	$150
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	12	65	$78

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.	49	$103,896	Centinel Spine, LLC
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	6	$199,196	Centinel Spine, LLC
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	1	$2,088	Nalu Medical, Inc.

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Christopher Summa, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Christopher Summa, M.D. (NPI 1669548640), 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 Christopher Summa, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Christopher Summa, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for Sutter Medicare Direct (MSSP, ACO ID A5279).

What billing organization is linked to Christopher Summa, M.D.?

Christopher Summa, M.D. is linked to SUTTER BAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION (billing NPI 1013950807) in the available physician profile data.

Does Christopher Summa, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Christopher Summa, M.D. has 56 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.