Dr. Kayla McNiece, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. McNiece
Dr. Kayla McNiece is a student in an organized health care education/training program in Bellaire, TX, with 12 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. McNiece performed 2,916 Medicare services across 1,823 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. McNiece received a total of $11,145 from 36 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 489 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in student in an organized health care education/training program. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. McNiece is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 579 | $61 | $180 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 528 | $5 | $25 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks | 272 | $454 | $1,035 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 172 | $38 | $105 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 156 | $31 | $185 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 133 | $61 | $220 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 119 | $37 | $80 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 117 | $305 | $630 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 98 | $87 | $250 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm | 70 | $188 | $765 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 69 | $188 | $410 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 62 | $224 | $625 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks | 58 | $442 | $950 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 45 | $93 | $400 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into growth, 1-7 | 44 | $45 | $164 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 34 | $71 | $215 |
| Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less | 34 | $52 | $78 |
| Punch biopsy, first skin growth | 33 | $81 | $220 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 31 | $103 | $340 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.6-5.0 cm | 31 | $125 | $400 |
| Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block | 28 | $73 | $135 |
| Injection, fluorouracil, 500 mg | 27 | $2 | $5 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.6-7.5 cm | 25 | $140 | $354 |
| Complicated repair of wound of trunk, 2.6-7.5 cm | 25 | $223 | $515 |
| Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 2.6-7.5 cm | 23 | $187 | $730 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 21 | $64 | $224 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 21 | $121 | $370 |
| Biopsy of ear | 17 | $51 | $149 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 15 | $91 | $295 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 1.1-2.5 cm | 15 | $144 | $490 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 14 | $292 | $580 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 4% for student in an organized health care education/training program in TX.
Geographic Context
1.2 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. McNiece is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 4%).
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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