Christopher James Carnabatu, MD
NPI 1225532591ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Dallas, TX
Surgery (MD) in Dallas, Texas, trained at Tulane University School of Medicine (class of 2018). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $6,841 for 44 patients in 2024, with only 21 Part D claims. Enterra Medical, Inc. was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,103 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1225532591 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Mar 21, 2018 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 28, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 28, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | U3175 | TX |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (TN); Practitioner - General Surgery (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 44 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 59 across 23 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $6,841 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 21 · 29 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 12 |
| Total drug cost | $108.02 |
| Generic share | 81% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Tulane University School of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2018 |
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- University Health System, Inc.Knoxville, TN · 522 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- University Health System, IncKnoxville, TN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,103 · 17 payments from 7 companies
- 2024$3,283 · 17 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Enterra Medical, Inc. | $969.37 | 4 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $502.04 | 4 |
| Teleflex LLC | $271.73 | 3 |
| Baxter Healthcare | $224.18 | 3 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $100.66 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,710 · 14 payments
- Travel and Lodging$292.54 · 2 payments
- Education$100.66 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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