Dr. Mohamed Othman, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Othman
Dr. Mohamed Othman is an internal medicine in Houston, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Othman performed 250 Medicare services across 197 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Othman received a total of $938,040 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1184 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Othman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 49 | $65 | $218 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 39 | $93 | $354 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 29 | $107 | $361 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 25 | $40 | $138 |
| Review by radiologist of image from tube placement into bile duct using an endoscope | 24 | $19 | $64 |
| Insertion of stent into pancreatic or bile duct using a flexible endoscope | 21 | $301 | $2,305 |
| Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy | 19 | $46 | $692 |
| Other procedure on large bowel | 16 | $240 | $2,262 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 16 | $130 | $461 |
| Removal of stone or debris from bile or pancreatic duct using a flexible endoscope | 12 | $121 | $1,814 |
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 ›
The majority of payments (80%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in internal medicine and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 0% for internal medicine 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. Othman is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 0%), 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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