Dr. Maurice Alazar, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Alazar
Dr. Maurice Alazar is an internal medicine in Cleburne, TX, with 17 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Alazar performed 1,695 Medicare services across 1,077 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Alazar received a total of $7,171 from 54 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 501 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. 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. Alazar 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) | 403 | $56 | $190 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 274 | $79 | $240 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 227 | $46 | $70 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 95 | $29 | $70 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 88 | $125 | $225 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 66 | $10 | $60 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 59 | $29 | $40 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 56 | $0 | $30 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 55 | $70 | $104 |
| Annual depression screening | 55 | $18 | $32 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 40 | $38 | $110 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 38 | $30 | $40 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone sodium succinate, up to 125 mg | 38 | $4 | $25 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 37 | $283 | $350 |
| Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen | 31 | $49 | $95 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for strep (streptococcus, group a), amplified probe technique | 28 | $34 | $65 |
| Automated urinalysis | 23 | $2 | $10 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple types influenza virus | 20 | $94 | $178 |
| Home visit, established patient, low complexity | 20 | $59 | $140 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 16 | $10 | $25 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 13 | $31 | $81 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 13 | $213 | $475 |
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 (99%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
11.6 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. Alazar is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 21% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 12%), with 17 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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