Dr. Said Uddin, M.D
What this data tells you about Dr. Uddin
Dr. Said Uddin is an internal medicine specialist in Houston, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Uddin performed 2,106 Medicare services across 799 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Uddin received a total of $4,031 from 26 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 234 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. 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. Uddin 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 | 983 | $65 | $110 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 331 | $67 | $110 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 208 | $95 | $160 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 155 | $106 | $205 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 97 | $31 | $45 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 74 | $65 | $110 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 60 | $133 | $180 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures | 26 | $32 | $59 |
| 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 | 26 | $34 | $115 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 25 | $20 | $20 |
| 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 | 24 | $43 | $145 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function | 18 | $101 | $395 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic and parasympathetic) nervous system function, at least 5 minutes of tilt | 18 | $125 | $222 |
| Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 17 | $106 | $220 |
| Comprehensive assessment of and care planning for patients requiring chronic care management services (list separately in addition to primary monthly care management service) | 17 | $51 | $66 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician | 14 | $11 | $20 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 13 | $12 | $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
4.1 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. Uddin is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 17% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 19% of TX peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.
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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