Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Baominh Vinh, MD
Anesthesiology · Houston, TX
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Vinh
Dr. Baominh Vinh is an anesthesiology specialist in Houston, TX, with 16 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Vinh performed 4,413 Medicare services across 1,049 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Vinh received a total of $43,558 from 88 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 945 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in anesthesiology. 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. Vinh 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.
✓ 16 years in practice
▲ Top 2% volume in TX
$43,558 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗4,413
Medicare services
Top 2% in TX for anesthesiology
1,049
Unique beneficiaries
$55
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~276 Medicare services per year of practice
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. |
1,155 | $97 | $334 |
| Drug screening test A laboratory test that uses a chemistry analyzer to detect the presence of drugs in a sample. |
706 | $61 | $344 |
| Midazolam injection, per 1 mg Administration of midazolam hydrochloride, a sedative medication, measured in 1 mg increments. |
497 | $0 | $10 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
312 | $70 | $236 |
| Ketorolac injection, per 15 mg An injection of ketorolac tromethamine, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, administered in doses measured per 15 mg. |
274 | $0 | $50 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle A procedure involving the administration of a medication or substance via injection into the subcutaneous tissue or muscle. |
219 | $11 | $38 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) An injection of dexamethasone sodium phosphate, a corticosteroid medication, administered in a dose of 1 milligram. |
212 | $0 | $5 |
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) A contrast agent containing 300-399 mg/ml of iodine used to enhance imaging studies. It is administered per milliliter to improve the visibility of internal structures. |
201 | $0 | $10 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 137 | $6 | $50 |
| Ultrasound guidance for needle placement Use of ultrasound imaging to guide the precise placement of a needle during a medical procedure. |
113 | $44 | $153 |
| Spinal drug pump reprogramming and refill A physician electronically adjusts the settings of a spinal drug infusion pump and refills its medication reservoir. |
100 | $70 | $247 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter. |
78 | $146 | $469 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) A 10 mg injection of triamcinolone acetonide, a corticosteroid medication. This code specifies the drug and dosage administered. |
63 | $1 | $12 |
| Anesthesia for spine injection or aspiration with imaging This code covers the administration of anesthesia for injection, drainage, or aspiration procedures on the lower back spine or spinal cord. The procedure is performed through the skin using imaging guidance. |
39 | $104 | $1,391 |
| Anesthesia for nerve block and injection, prone position Administration of anesthesia during a nerve block or injection procedure while the patient is lying face down. |
37 | $115 | $1,316 |
| Joint injection, major joint Removal of fluid from a large joint and/or injection of medication into the joint space. |
35 | $52 | $170 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement Use of real-time X-ray imaging to guide the precise placement of a needle during a medical procedure. |
34 | $85 | $310 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
32 | $130 | $434 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into sacroiliac joint with imaging guidance This procedure involves injecting an anesthetic or steroid medication into the joint connecting the lower spine and hip bone. Imaging guidance is used to ensure accurate placement of the injection. |
27 | $141 | $431 |
| Injection into lower spine canal with imaging guidance A procedure where a substance is injected into the lower part of the spinal canal. The injection is performed using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
22 | $208 | $694 |
| Spine facet joint injection with imaging guidance, single level An injection is administered into a single facet joint of the lower or sacral spine while using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
22 | $199 | $464 |
| Facet joint injection, second level, with imaging guidance An injection into a lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance for the second level treated. |
22 | $104 | $240 |
| Ultrasound-guided large joint aspiration or injection This procedure uses ultrasound imaging to guide the removal of fluid from or the injection of medication into a large joint. |
18 | $77 | $267 |
| Anesthesia for spine nerve destruction procedure Administration of anesthesia during a procedure to destroy nerves in the lower back or spinal cord, guided by imaging. |
16 | $119 | $1,478 |
| Trigger point injection, 3 or more muscles Injection of medication into three or more specific muscle trigger points to relieve pain. |
14 | $47 | $162 |
| Spine facet joint injection with imaging guidance, single level An injection is administered into a single facet joint of the upper or middle spine while using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
14 | $204 | $506 |
| Facet joint injection, second level, with imaging An injection into a second spinal facet joint in the upper or middle spine, guided by imaging to ensure accurate placement. |
14 | $104 | $255 |
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. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$43,558
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $6,223/year across 7 years
Top 1% in TX for anesthesiology
88
Companies
945
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$40,768 (93.6%)
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$2,790 (6.4%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$4,257
2023
$6,528
2022
$5,192
2021
$3,941
2020
$4,200
2019
$14,336
2018
$5,105
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Stimwave Technologies Incorporated
$6,835
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.
$3,027
Nevro Corp.
$2,663
Boston Scientific Corporation
$2,485
Vertiflex, Inc.
$2,342
Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
$2,088
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$1,924
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$1,783
Abbott Laboratories
$1,556
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$1,433
AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$1,165
Spinal Simplicity, LLC
$1,143
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$907
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$879
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$868
US WorldMeds, LLC
$868
Vertos Medical, Inc.
$795
Nalu Medical, Inc.
$766
Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$691
Medtronic, Inc.
$661
PAINTEQ LLC
$651
ABBVIE INC.
$647
PFIZER INC.
$534
TerSera Therapeutics LLC
$457
MML US, Inc.
$439
Genesys Orthopedics Systems, L.L.C.
$352
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.
$326
Amgen Inc.
$274
AbbVie Inc.
$252
BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc.
$247
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$230
BIODELIVERY SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
$208
MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC.
$206
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$186
Zyla Life Sciences
$160
Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.
$159
GRT US Holding, Inc.
$157
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$154
SI-BONE, INC.
$152
Egalet US Inc
$147
Foundation Medicine, Inc.
$146
IBSA Pharma Inc.
$126
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$120
Pacira Therapeutics, Inc.
$117
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$117
Flowonix Medical Incorporated
$110
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$107
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$103
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$90
VGI Medical, LLC
$87
MDD US Operations, LLC
$86
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
$85
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$76
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$74
Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc.
$71
Lilly USA, LLC
$70
Almatica Pharma LLC
$65
Zyla Life Sciences, Inc.
$63
Piramal Critical Care
$62
Purdue Pharma L.P.
$62
Allergan Inc.
$59
Bausch Health US, LLC
$55
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$49
Merz North America, Inc.
$48
RedHill Biopharma Inc.
$47
Baudax Bio Inc.
$43
Eisai Inc.
$41
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$40
Masimo Corporation
$39
Innovation Technologies Inc
$39
UPSHER-SMITH LABORATORIES LLC
$38
West Therapeutics Development, LLC
$38
FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc.
$35
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$33
SpineSmith Holdings, LLC
$30
Bioventus LLC
$29
Kaleo, Inc.
$29
ASSERTIO THERAPEUTICS, Inc.
$28
Assertio Therapeutics, Inc.
$27
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
$27
Curonix LLC
$24
INSYS Therapeutics Inc
$20
Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc.
$17
Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$15
SI-BONE, Inc.
$15
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC
$14
Novo Nordisk Inc
$14
Allergan, Inc.
$12
Top 3 companies account for 28.8% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AIMOVIG · AJOVY · ANJESO · ARYMO ER · ASCENDA · AUTOFILL · Aimovig · Axium INS DRG IPG · BELBUCA · BOTOX · BOTOX THERAPEUTIC · BUNAVAIL · BUNAVAIL 2.1 mg 30-count box · BUTRANS · Belbuca · COMIRNATY · CONTRAVE · Cambia · DSUVIA · DUEXIS · Dayvigo · Durolane · EMGALITY · Edarbyclor · Edge Ultrasound System · Evoke · Evoke SCS · Evzio · Exparel · FOUNDATIONONE · GABLOFEN · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GRALISE · Gel-One Cross-linked Hyaluronate · Gralise · HA MINUTEMAN G3-R · HORIZANT · Horizant · IFUSE IMPLANT · INTELLIS · INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM · IRRISEPT · Intracept · LORZONE · LUCEMYRA · LYRICA · Lamitrode SCS Leads · Lazanda · Levorphanol Tartrate · Licart · Lucemyra · Lucemyra/Lofexidine · MIGRANAL · MONOVISC · MYOBLOC · Minuteman · Morphabond ER · Movantik · NA · NAPRELAN · NURTEC ODT · Nalu Neurostimulation System · Neuromodulation Dspsbls and Accs · Nucynta · ORTHOVISC · OXTELLAR XR · Octrode SCS Leads · Omnia · Ozempic · PAINTEQ · PENNSAID · PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A · PRIALT · PROCLAIM · Patient SafetyNet System · Prialt · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · Proclaim IPG · Prodigy Family of SCS IPGs · Prometra II · Prospera · QULIPTA · Qutenza · RELISTOR · RELISTOR ORAL · RESTORE · ReActiv8 · SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION SYSTEM · SPECTRA WAVEWRITER · SPRIX · SUBSYS · SUNOSI · SUPERION · SYMPROIC · SYNCHROMED · SYNCHROMEDII · Senza · Senza II · Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · SiJoin/VerteLoc · Supartz FX Sodium Hyaluronate · Superion · Superion ISS · TOSYMRA · TROKENDI XR · Tirosint · UBRELVY · V-LOC 180 · WAVEWRITER ALPHA · WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 · XEOMIN · XTAMPZA · XTAMPZAER · Xadago · Xeomin · Xtampza ER · ZOHYDRO ER · ZTLido · ZTLido 30 POUCH in 1 CARTON 1 PATCH in 1 POUCH · Zilretta · Zipsor · iFuse Implant · mild Device Kit
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. 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 →
Most payments (94%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 1% for anesthesiology in TX.
Equivalent to $987 per 100 Medicare services performed
Geographic Context
Anesthesiologists within 10 mi
1,065
Per 100K population
22.4
County median income
$73,104
Nearest hospital
HOUSTON METHODIST WILLOWBROOK HOSPITAL
4.1 mi
4.1 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. Vinh is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 1% of TX peers, with 16 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Vinh experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Vinh performed 1,155 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Vinh receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Vinh received a total of $43,558 from 88 companies across 945 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. 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. Vinh's costs compare to other anesthesiologists in Houston?
Dr. Vinh's average Medicare payment per service is $55. 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. Vinh) 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 a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. 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?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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