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Dr. Chris Casso, MD

(Chris Casso, MD)

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7900 North 10th Street Suite A
McAllen, TX 78504

(956) 603-1515

Dr. Chris Casso, MD is a general practitioner in McAllen, TX specializing in general practice. Dr. Chris Casso, MD is affiliated with South Texas Health System Clinics.

Office Locations

7900 North 10th Street Suite A
McAllen, TX 78504

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In The News

“Chris Casso, a primary care physician who grew up in McAllen and now practices there, held back tears as she described treating patients who have put off seeing a doctor because of an inability to...”—"Projected Surge in Uninsured Will Strain Local Health Systems - KFF Health News", KFF Health News, September 2025

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Chris Casso, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

phlebotomy for lab tests

venipuncture

In 2023, Dr. Chris Casso, MD had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Texas. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

lab tests

urine tests

In 2012, Dr. Chris Casso, MD had a list price for lab tests, and urine tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Texas. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris Casso, MD treated as a general practitioner in McAllen, TX during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, diabetes management and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris Casso, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	311
diabetes management	134
doctor visit	710
hospital care	83
inpatient care	83
lab tests	533
preventive care	66
vaccines	66

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris Casso, MD treated as a general practitioner in McAllen, TX during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, diabetes management and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris Casso, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	377
diabetes management	141
doctor visit	719
lab tests	720
preventive care	66
vaccines	66

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris Casso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	197
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	25
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris Casso, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	45
Dementia	19
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris Casso, MD treated as a general practitioner in McAllen, TX during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, diabetes management and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris Casso, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	371
diabetes management	122
doctor visit	748
lab tests	728
preventive care	68
vaccines	68

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris Casso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	197
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	28
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris Casso, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	45
Dementia	17
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris Casso, MD treated as a general practitioner in McAllen, TX during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, diabetes management and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris Casso, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	347
diabetes management	117
doctor visit	687
lab tests	593
preventive care	116
vaccines	116

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris Casso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	356
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	48
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris Casso, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	42
Dementia	19
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris Casso, MD treated as a general practitioner in McAllen, TX during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris Casso, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	317
diabetes management	118
doctor visit	705
lab tests	549
preventive care	137
vaccines	121

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris Casso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	167
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	18
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris Casso, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	42
Dementia	17
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris Casso, MD treated as a general practitioner in McAllen, TX during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, diabetes management and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris Casso, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	357
diabetes management	138
doctor visit	635
lab tests	735
mental health therapy	50
preventive care	130
vaccines	130
weight management	50

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris Casso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	168
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	19
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris Casso, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	38
Dementia	17
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris Casso, MD treated as a general practitioner in McAllen, TX during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, diabetes management and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris Casso, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	312
breathing treatment	12
diabetes management	137
doctor visit	559
lab tests	617
mental health therapy	23
preventive care	75
vaccines	75
weight management	23

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris Casso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	150
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	20
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris Casso, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	45
Dementia	17
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris Casso, MD treated as a general practitioner in McAllen, TX during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris Casso, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	204
diabetes management	76
doctor visit	430
lab tests	495

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris Casso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	141
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	23
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris Casso, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	45
Dementia	20
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris Casso, MD treated as a general practitioner in McAllen, TX during 2020 were blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris Casso, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	124
doctor visit	358
lab tests	42

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris Casso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	54
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris Casso, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	40
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris Casso, MD treated as a general practitioner in McAllen, TX during 2021 were blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris Casso, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	226
doctor visit	338
lab tests	33

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris Casso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris Casso, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	42
Dementia	17
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris Casso, MD treated as a general practitioner in McAllen, TX during 2022 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris Casso, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	223
diabetes management	13
doctor visit	286
lab tests	27
preventive care	13

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris Casso, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	61
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	11
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris Casso, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris Casso, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Chris Casso, MD treated as a general practitioner in McAllen, TX were lab tests, blood draw, diabetes management and vaccines.

blood draw	288
diabetes management	110
doctor visit	561
hospital care	83
inpatient care	83
lab tests	461
mental health therapy	36
preventive care	83
vaccines	91
weight management	36

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris Casso, MD.

**Gender**
Female	143
Male	69

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	140
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	17
75 to 84	61
Less than 65	36
65 to 74	94

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris Casso, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Chris Casso, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	3
Dementia	15
Cancer	6

Education & Training

She has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Chris Casso, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

South Texas Health System Clinics

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Chris Casso, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Lilly USA, LLC	$254 JARDIANCE $161	MOUNJARO $61	TRULICITY $33
AbbVie Inc.	$164 QULIPTA $82	VRAYLAR $68	UBRELVY $14
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$144 Kerendia $144
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$123 FARXIGA $33	$90
Mylan Specialty L.P.	$105 Yupelri $105
Other	$247 Belviq $60	Ozempic $32	Repatha $24	BEXSERO $20	SAPHRIS $19	Other $93

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$950
Education	$87

Biography

Dr. Chris Casso is a general practice specialist in Edinburg, TX, Mission, TX, and McAllen, TX. Dr. Casso is a graduate of the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine. She is conversant in Spanish.