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Donald Tennyson Summers, MD

NPI 1912961962ActiveIndividual· Colon & Rectal Surgery· Saint Louis, MO

Colon & Rectal Surgery (MD) in Saint Louis, Missouri, trained at St. Louis College of Physicians and Surgeons (class of 1998). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $72,582 for 107 patients in 2024, with only 44 Part D claims. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $244.95 in all, mostly education.

Overview

NPI1912961962
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedApr 14, 2006
Last updated in NPPESNov 18, 2020
Certified by providerNov 18, 2020

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Colon & Rectal Surgery Primary208C00000X2012016544MO
Colon & Rectal Surgery208C00000X228452NY

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) (MO)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients107
Services billed282 across 49 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$72,582

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)44 · 44 30-day fills
Patients24
Total drug cost$191.37
Generic share98% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolSt. Louis College of Physicians and Surgeons
Graduation year1998
Medicare specialtyColorectal Surgery (Proctology)
Secondary specialtiesGeneral Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$244.95 · 4 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$167.80 · 5 payments from 4 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.$187.102
Kerecis Limited$29.661
Ethicon US, LLC$28.191

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Education$168.10 · 1 payment
  • Food and Beverage$57.85 · 2 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$19.00 · 1 payment

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

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