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- 6445 Main St, Opc P24-C026, Houston, TX 77030
About Dr. Baskin
David Baskin, M.D. practices neurological surgery in Houston, TX. Medicare claims data shows David provided 234 services to 233 patients. The services billed most often include new patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more, computer-assisted procedure inside brain, and ultrasonic guidance during surgery. The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215962485.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (713) 441-3803
- Email not available
Practice Locations
6445 MAIN ST OPC P24-C026
Houston, TX 77030
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Neurological Surgery generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Brain & spine conditions
Brain conditions
Brain disorders
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Brain Vascular Malformation
- Chiari Malformation
- Drug-Resistant Seizures
- Epidermoid cyst
- Hemorrhagic stroke
- Meningitis
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Papilledema
- Pituitary Tumor
Brain injury
Brain tumors
Movement disorders
Nerve disorders
- Carpal tunnel
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Cut Or Injured Nerve
- Face Twitching
- Occipital neuralgia
- Outer thigh burning and numbness
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
- Trigeminal neuralgia
Pain
Pediatric conditions
Spine & back
- Arthritis of the spine
- Chronic back pain
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Degenerative disc disease
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Severe back pain
- Spinal Cord Tumor
- Spondylolisthesis
- Tethered Spinal Cord
Spine conditions
- Bone Spurs In The Spine
- Fluid Cyst In Spinal Cord
- Spinal compression fracture
- Spine Infection
- Stress Fracture Of The Spine
Spine deformity
Trauma & injury
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
Brain & spine surgery
Brain procedures
- Awake Brain Mapping Surgery
- Brain Shunt Placement
- Chiari Decompression Surgery
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Draining A Brain Bleed
- Facial Nerve Decompression Surgery
- Laser Brain Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Brain Surgery
- Needle Brain Biopsy
Brain surgery
Cranial reconstruction
Diagnostic & therapeutic
Endovascular procedures
Functional neurosurgery
Monitoring & trauma
Nerve procedures
Nerve surgery
Pain procedures
- Epidural steroid injection
- Facet Joint Injections
- Pain pump implant
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Spinal cord stimulator implant
Pediatric neurosurgery
Radiation & radiosurgery
Radiation surgery
Skull base surgery
Spasticity treatment
Spine procedures
- Artificial Disc Replacement
- Kyphoplasty
- Nerve Opening Widening
- Scoliosis correction surgery
- SI Joint Fusion
- Spinal Cyst Removal
- Tethered Cord Release
- Vertebra Removal Surgery
Spine surgery
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neck Canal Enlargement Surgery
- Spinal Cord Tumor Removal
- Vertebroplasty
Vascular neurosurgery
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
234 services · 233 patients · 14 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer-assisted procedure inside brain | Procedure | 61781 |
27 | More often than most peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap | Procedure | 62272 |
16 | Too few peers to compare |
| Computer-assisted radiosurgery of complex growth of brain, first growth | Procedure | 61798 |
15 | As often as other peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Repair of brain covering by tissue or synthetic graft | Procedure | 61618 |
14 | Too few peers to compare |
| Repair of skull bone with graft, more than 5.0 cm | Procedure | 62147 |
13 | Too few peers to compare |
| Removal of growth of pituitary using an endoscope | Procedure | 62165 |
12 | Too few peers to compare |
| Creation of skin, fat and muscle graft | Procedure | 15770 |
12 | Too few peers to compare |
| Decompression of optic nerve using an endoscope | Procedure | 31294 |
11 | Too few peers to compare |
| Repair of leak of brain and spinal fluid from sinus behind eyes using endoscope | Procedure | 31291 |
11 | Too few peers to compare |
| Release of nasal scar tissue | Procedure | 30560 |
11 | Too few peers to compare |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
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Related specialists at this location 1
Clinically related specialties at the same address — the people this provider most likely works alongside.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other neurosurgeons in Houston 8
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 23 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1978 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Computer-assisted procedure inside brain 7
Providers in TX who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does David Baskin specialize in?
David Baskin is a neurosurgeon in Houston, TX. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Neurological Surgery”.
NPI registry
Where is David Baskin located?
David Baskin is listed at 6445 Main St Opc P24-C026, Houston, TX 77030. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is David Baskin's phone number?
The number on file is (713) 441-3803. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for David Baskin?
David Baskin's National Provider Identifier is 1215962485. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did David Baskin train?
David Baskin attended Other, graduating in 1978. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does David Baskin have?
David Baskin has 48 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1978, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does David Baskin do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, David Baskin performs procedures including computer-assisted procedure inside brain, removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap and computer-assisted radiosurgery of complex growth of brain, first growth; reads or performs imaging such as ultrasonic guidance during surgery, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
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Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by David Baskin. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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