Dr. Maham Rahimi, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Rahimi
Dr. Maham Rahimi is a vascular surgery physician in Houston, TX, with 14 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Rahimi performed 700 Medicare services across 611 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Rahimi received a total of $24,250 from 56 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 287 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in vascular surgery physician. 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. Rahimi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 126 | $140 | $588 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 80 | $94 | $314 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 77 | $95 | $302 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 71 | $50 | $484 |
| Ultrasound of hemodialysis access | 61 | $98 | $776 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 26 | $136 | $1,028 |
| Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | 25 | $100 | $792 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 25 | $66 | $212 |
| Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | 24 | $67 | $212 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 24 | $64 | $211 |
| Complete ultrasound of artery and vein blood flow pre-op assessment on both sides of body for hemodialysis access | 23 | $182 | $1,108 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 23 | $126 | $483 |
| Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 22 | $83 | $680 |
| Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | 20 | $54 | $210 |
| Ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | 18 | $86 | $666 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 17 | $182 | $1,239 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 15 | $151 | $1,003 |
| Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 12 | $142 | $1,466 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 11 | $86 | $401 |
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 (73%) 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. Rahimi is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 16% of TX peers.
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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