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William M. Banister, M.D.

NPI 1497785661ActiveIndividual· Neurological Surgery· Amarillo, TX

Neurological Surgery (M.D.) in Amarillo, Texas, trained at Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine (class of 1991). 179 Medicare patients in 2024, $102,279 paid; all of their 362 Part D prescriptions were generic. Abbott Laboratories reported $1,456 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1497785661
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJul 4, 2006
Last updated in NPPESSep 9, 2021
Certified by providerSep 9, 2021

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Neurological Surgery Primary207T00000XJ1856TX
Specialist174400000XJ1856TX

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Neurosurgery (TX)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients179
Services billed425 across 32 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$102,279

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)362 · 366 30-day fills
Patients188
Total drug cost$5,509
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolTexas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine
Graduation year1991
Medicare specialtyNeurosurgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$1,456 · 23 payments from 1 company
  • 2024$1,774 · 48 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Abbott Laboratories$1,45623

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$1,456 · 23 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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