Dr. Liqiao Ma, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Ma
Dr. Liqiao Ma is a dermatology in Denison, TX, with 12 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ma performed 29,533 Medicare services across 6,076 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ma received a total of $9,865 from 38 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 436 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in dermatology. 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. Ma 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasonic guidance for placement of radiation therapy fields | 6,755 | $135 | $263 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 1 treatment area | 6,619 | $204 | $393 |
| Superficial and/or low voltage radiation treatment delivery | 6,445 | $31 | $60 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 2,085 | $5 | $10 |
| Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions | 1,234 | $146 | $281 |
| Continuing radiation therapy consultation per week | 956 | $65 | $125 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 868 | $58 | $132 |
| Calculation of radiation therapy dose | 600 | $50 | $97 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 598 | $34 | $99 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 556 | $82 | $187 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 401 | $62 | $149 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 360 | $76 | $167 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 319 | $38 | $74 |
| Design and construction of simple radiation treatment device | 241 | $29 | $56 |
| Simple radiation therapy planning | 202 | $52 | $104 |
| Design and construction of intermediate radiation treatment device | 147 | $104 | $201 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 126 | $91 | $243 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 101 | $112 | $250 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 95 | $63 | $164 |
| Intermediate radiation therapy planning | 67 | $79 | $159 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 2 treatment areas | 67 | $333 | $641 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 60 | $36 | $83 |
| Complex radiation therapy planning | 59 | $126 | $248 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 3 or more treatment areas or any number of treatment areas where special treatment is involved | 59 | $341 | $660 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 57 | $1 | $2 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 42 | $94 | $359 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 42 | $319 | $625 |
| Biopsy of ear | 41 | $49 | $142 |
| Design and construction of complex radiation treatment device | 40 | $95 | $181 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 38 | $93 | $200 |
| Acne surgery | 37 | $79 | $174 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 31 | $32 | $83 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 31 | $9 | $21 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm | 29 | $352 | $693 |
| Punch biopsy, first skin growth | 28 | $93 | $184 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 21 | $108 | $263 |
| Complicated repair of wound of trunk, 2.6-7.5 cm | 19 | $296 | $583 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 18 | $107 | $408 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 15 | $103 | $393 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 13 | $83 | $216 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 11 | $97 | $370 |
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
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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. Ma is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement.
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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