Dr. Larry Likover, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Likover
Dr. Larry Likover is an orthopedic surgery in Houston, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Likover performed 7,951 Medicare services across 1,390 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Likover received a total of $3,276 from 34 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 115 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopedic surgery. 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. Likover 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extended-release steroid injection (Zilretta) | 5,376 | $13 | $58 |
| Physical therapy exercise, per 15 min | 672 | $19 | $155 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 357 | $96 | $339 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 235 | $55 | $240 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 177 | $66 | $234 |
| Application of electrical stimulation with therapist present, each 15 minutes | 168 | $9 | $80 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 148 | $66 | $150 |
| Alcohol and/or substance (other than tobacco) misuse structured assessment (e.g., audit, dast), and brief intervention, 5-14 minutes | 146 | $13 | $25 |
| X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | 124 | $6 | $91 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 108 | $6 | $20 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 98 | $7 | $108 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 86 | $133 | $511 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 46 | $162 | $646 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 43 | $132 | $455 |
| Shoulder X-ray, 2+ views | 35 | $7 | $98 |
| Computer-assisted surgery for muscle and bone procedure | 33 | $118 | $465 |
| Total knee replacement | 28 | $1,053 | $4,294 |
| Hip X-ray, 2-3 views | 27 | $9 | $142 |
| X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | 17 | $7 | $89 |
| Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 30 minutes | 14 | $80 | $515 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 13 | $78 | $335 |
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
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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. Likover is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% in TX), and low-engagement 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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