Dr. Ian Lipski, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Lipski
Dr. Ian Lipski is an anesthesiology specialist in Houston, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Lipski performed 2,066 Medicare services across 509 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Lipski received a total of $14,966 from 64 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 412 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. Lipski 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 547 | $88 | $333 |
| Drug screening test | 456 | $60 | $343 |
| Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg | 195 | $0 | $10 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 134 | $67 | $236 |
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 123 | $0 | $10 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 111 | $0 | $50 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 101 | $10 | $37 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 84 | $44 | $153 |
| Electronic analysis reprogramming and refill of spinal canal drug infusion pump by physician | 77 | $71 | $247 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 74 | $6 | $50 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 52 | $1 | $12 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 21 | $138 | $469 |
| Anesthesia for injection, drainage or aspiration procedures on spine or spinal cord of lower back accessed through skin using imaging guidance | 20 | $82 | $1,250 |
| Anesthesia for nerve block and injection procedure, prone position | 19 | $109 | $1,250 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 19 | $44 | $170 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 18 | $74 | $310 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 15 | $121 | $434 |
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 (92%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for anesthesiology in TX.
Geographic Context
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. Lipski is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 3% of TX peers, with 19 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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