Dr. Diana Dickens, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Dickens
Dr. Diana Dickens is an allergy & immunology specialist in Houston, TX, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Dickens performed 2,831 Medicare services across 616 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Dickens received a total of $15,221 from 48 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 606 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in allergy & immunology. 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. Dickens 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergy skin test | 877 | $3 | $15 |
| Allergy immunotherapy preparation | 370 | $11 | $30 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 264 | $96 | $270 |
| Allergy injection therapy, multiple injections | 251 | $8 | $30 |
| Administration and interpretation of patient-focused health risk assessment | 196 | $2 | $6 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 180 | $0 | $0 |
| Test for allergy using allergenic extract injected into skin | 160 | $7 | $20 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 153 | $21 | $90 |
| Albuterol, up to 2.5 mg and ipratropium bromide, up to 0.5 mg, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme | 82 | $0 | $5 |
| Formoterol fumarate, inhalation solution, fda approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme, unit dose form, 20 micrograms | 75 | $4 | $30 |
| Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | 47 | $7 | $45 |
| Test to measure the level of nitric oxide gas | 31 | $15 | $25 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 27 | $30 | $150 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 27 | $102 | $410 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 26 | $67 | $180 |
| Evaluation of use of breathing device | 23 | $13 | $45 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) | 16 | $41 | $100 |
| Administration of drug for helicobacter pylori | 13 | $8 | $20 |
| Inhalation treatment for acute airway obstruction, first hour | 13 | $40 | $60 |
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 (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
4.3 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. Dickens is a mixed practice specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 19% of TX peers, with 20 years of NPI registration.
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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