Dr. Rita Fe Tibbs, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Tibbs
Dr. Rita Fe Tibbs is an optician in Houston, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Tibbs performed 23,185 Medicare services across 16,318 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Tibbs received a total of $471 from 6 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 16 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in optician. 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. Tibbs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 6,445 | $18 | $19 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 4,422 | $8 | $8 |
| Testosterone (hormone) level, total | 2,892 | $25 | $27 |
| Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, free | 1,623 | $18 | $19 |
| Antibiotic sensitivity test | 1,320 | $8 | $9 |
| Bacterial culture, aerobic | 1,301 | $8 | $8 |
| Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique | 1,219 | $52 | $69 |
| Sex hormone binding globulin (protein) level | 995 | $21 | $22 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 381 | $8 | $8 |
| Blood creatinine level | 379 | $5 | $5 |
| Cell examination of urine, manual | 348 | $484 | $624 |
| Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examinations, for prostate needle biopsy, any method | 343 | $292 | $379 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each multiplex procedure | 279 | $137 | $174 |
| Detection of antimicrobial drug (antibiotic, antifungal, antiviral) | 276 | $5 | $5 |
| Infectious disease DNA/RNA test | 234 | $34 | $35 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 212 | $18 | $20 |
| Tissue pathology examination, moderate complexity | 124 | $53 | $99 |
| Urine culture, bacterial identification | 110 | $8 | $9 |
| Yeast/candida DNA test | 82 | $34 | $35 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for multiple organisms, amplified probe(s) technique | 54 | $69 | $70 |
| Tissue staining for diagnosis, initial | 34 | $83 | $106 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity | 22 | $231 | $326 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for vancomycin resistance strep (vre), amplified probe technique | 18 | $34 | $35 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for staphylococcus aureus (bacteria), amplified probe technique | 18 | $34 | $35 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for staphylococcus aureus, methicillin resistant (mrsa bacteria), amplified probe technique | 18 | $34 | $35 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for strep (streptococcus, group a), amplified probe technique | 18 | $34 | $35 |
| Detection test by nucleic acid for strep (streptococcus, group b), amplified probe technique | 18 | $34 | $35 |
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
2.7 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. Tibbs is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% 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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