Dr. Abul Rahman, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Rahman
Dr. Abul Rahman is a geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician in Houston, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Rahman performed 1,920 Medicare services across 1,049 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Rahman received a total of $144 from 4 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 4 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Rahman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home visit, established patient, moderate complexity | 720 | $93 | $192 |
| 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 | 301 | $31 | $62 |
| Home visit, established patient, low complexity | 243 | $57 | $114 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow | 176 | $79 | $156 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 88 | $129 | $194 |
| 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 | 79 | $40 | $78 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free | 68 | $33 | $48 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 68 | $31 | $35 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 56 | $40 | $94 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 50 | $72 | $124 |
| Residence visit for new patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 60 minutes | 23 | $112 | $216 |
| Residence visit for established patient with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 60 minutes | 22 | $143 | $280 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 13 | $281 | $426 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 13 | $31 | $36 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2022 ↗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 (2022)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (69%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
Geographic Context
2.0 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 2022 |
| 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. Rahman is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 12% in TX), and speaking/promotional industry engagement, with 20 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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