Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Alice Mao, MD

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
550 WESTCOTT ST, Houston, TX 77007
7138646694
Registered in NPPES since 2006
NPI: 1851309488 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Mao from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Mao

Dr. Alice Mao is a child & adolescent psychiatry physician in Houston, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Mao performed 133 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Mao received a total of $879,476 from 47 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1829 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Mao is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 20 years of NPI registration ▲ Top 40% volume in TX $879,476 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
133
Medicare services
Top 40% in TX for child & adolescent psychiatry physician
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$59
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

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 (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
77 $70 $155
Psychotherapy and evaluation, 30 minutes
A combined session involving psychotherapy and an evaluation and management visit lasting 30 minutes.
56 $44 $85
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$879,476
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $125,639/year across 7 years
Top 1% in TX for child & adolescent psychiatry physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
47
Companies
1,829
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$129,350
2023
$171,732
2022
$113,082
2021
$82,633
2020
$21,065
2019
$161,931
2018
$199,683

Payments by company (2024)

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$53,075
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$52,114
Tris Pharma Inc
$10,799
Corium, LLC
$9,407
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$2,131
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$357
ABBVIE INC.
$280
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$245
Lundbeck LLC
$218
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)
$208
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
$154
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$109
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$83
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
$76
Bausch Health US, LLC
$46
Noven Therapeutics, LLC
$25
IRONSHORE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$24
Top 3 companies account for 89.7% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$172,639
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$168,432
Tris Pharma Inc
$151,547
Corium, LLC
$126,874
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$91,111
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$35,352
Corium, Inc.
$32,197
Neos Therapeutics, LP
$27,630
Adlon Therapeutics L.P.
$24,249
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$17,140
Shire North American Group Inc
$5,991
Allergan Inc.
$5,470
Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$5,247
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$4,078
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$2,179
Aytu BioPharma, Inc.
$1,898
Lundbeck LLC
$898
ABBVIE INC.
$891
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
$851
Bausch Health US, LLC
$783
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
$749
Purdue Pharma L.P.
$349
Validus Pharmaceuticals LLC
$312
ITI, Inc.
$305
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$258
Neuronetics, Inc.
$237
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)
$208
Allergan, Inc.
$194
AbbVie Inc.
$172
Alkermes, Inc.
$168
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$167
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$159
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$119
Almatica Pharma LLC
$86
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$79
Noven Therapeutics, LLC
$69
Rhodes Pharmaceuticals L.P.
$67
Eisai Inc.
$67
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$60
Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$44
Indivior Inc.
$27
IRONSHORE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$24
PFIZER INC.
$23
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$23
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.
$21
Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$18
OWP Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$16
Top 3 companies account for 56.0% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
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Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
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Geographic Context

Child & adolescent psychiatry physicians in nearby ZIP areas
108
County median income
$73,104
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL SYSTEM
1.9 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Mao is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 20 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Mao experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Mao performed 77 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Mao receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Mao received a total of $879,476 from 47 companies across 1,829 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Mao's costs compare to other child & adolescent psychiatry physicians in Houston?
Dr. Mao's average Medicare payment per service is $59. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Mao) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →