Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Michael Lee Sonabend, MD

Individual provider Specialist · NPI 1578696936

Michael Lee Sonabend, MD practises Dermatology in Sugar Land, Texas. Graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 2003, 23 years ago. Practices with Michael Sonabend MD PA, a 28-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Texas.

Years since qualifying
23
Trained at
Boston University School of Medicine
Licensed in
TX
In the registry since
2007
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

7616 Branford Pl Ste 240
Sugar Land, TX 77479-3794
Phone: (281) 240-4313
Fax: (281) 240-3646
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Specialties & licences

Specialist (primary) Taxonomy 174400000X · Licence M5515 (TX)

Record details

NPI number1578696936
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMarch 14, 2007
Last updated in NPPESJanuary 18, 2021
Certification dateJanuary 18, 2021

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyDERMATOLOGY
Also practisesMICROGRAPHIC DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY (MDS)
Medical schoolBOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2003 (23 years in practice)
Group practice Michael Sonabend Md Pa — 28 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal of skin lesions 2,010 times · 98th percentile
Skin biopsy 505 times · 96th percentile
Removal or shaving of skin growth 74 times · 82nd percentile
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 28 times · 79th percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients735
Services billed 7,272 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age75

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Compensation for services other than consulting , including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $15,750 7 payments
Food and Beverage $3,920 173 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee
Consulting Fee $2,169 1 payment
Travel and Lodging $746 1 payment · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Education $100 2 payments · educational material or training, not a fee

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Colleagues at Michael Sonabend MD PA

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 28 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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