Dr. Margaret Lang-Williams, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Lang-Williams
Dr. Margaret Lang-Williams is a hospitalist physician in Houston, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Lang-Williams performed 6,290 Medicare services across 2,118 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Lang-Williams received a total of $6,367 from 60 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 363 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in hospitalist 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. Lang-Williams 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 3,360 | $18 | $25 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 368 | $62 | $119 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 341 | $61 | $79 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 305 | $99 | $176 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 208 | $31 | $60 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 197 | $134 | $141 |
| Annual depression screening | 190 | $19 | $20 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 125 | $88 | $131 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 95 | $141 | $220 |
| Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m servic | 89 | $10 | $18 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 86 | $31 | $31 |
| Automated urinalysis | 84 | $2 | $2 |
| Flu vaccine, quadrivalent | 84 | $71 | $72 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 76 | $16 | $17 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 76 | $12 | $15 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 64 | $18 | $24 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 62 | $39 | $42 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 59 | $88 | $127 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 56 | $62 | $79 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 49 | $273 | $279 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 49 | $31 | $40 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 48 | $10 | $19 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | 40 | $35 | $85 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 33 | $87 | $118 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 29 | $35 | $47 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 24 | $108 | $143 |
| Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | 20 | $4 | $5 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 18 | $169 | $216 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 16 | $30 | $43 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 15 | $43 | $55 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 13 | $226 | $292 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 11 | $95 | $175 |
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. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for hospitalist physician in TX.
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. Lang-Williams is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 5%), with 19 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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