Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Ziad Melhem, M.D

Q: Does Dr. Melhem receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?

Yes. Dr. Melhem received a total of $6,306 from 57 companies across 273 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.

Q: What does Data Coverage mean?

Data Coverage (currently High for Dr. Melhem) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A Very High or High level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A Low or Moderate level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative.

Obstetrics & Gynecology · Houston, TX

6400 FANNIN ST, Houston, TX 77030

7137962200

Registered in NPPES since 2006

NPI: 1407926017 verify on NPPES ↗

High

DATA COVERAGE

Data in 3 of 4 federal sources

Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality

Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Melhem from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →

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What this data tells you about Dr. Melhem

Dr. Ziad Melhem is an obstetrics & gynecology specialist in Houston, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Melhem received a total of $6,306 from 57 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 273 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Melhem is High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 19 years of NPI registration $6,306 industry payments

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗

$6,306

Total received (2018-2024)

Avg $901/year across 7 years

Top 11% in TX for obstetrics & gynecology

A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.

Companies

273

Payment records

Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024

$740

2023

$837

2022

$673

2021

$1,556

2020

$498

2019

$670

2018

$1,333

Payments by company (2024)

Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.

$260

Evofem Biosciences, Inc.

$64

PFIZER INC.

$60

SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC

$49

Baxter Healthcare

$49

Hologic Sales and Service, LLC

$41

MAYNE PHARMA COMMERCIAL LLC

$40

MILLICENT US INC

$30

ABBVIE INC.

$29

Exeltis, USA Inc.

$21

Intra-Sana Laboratories

$18

Dexcom, Inc.

$18

Aspira Women's Health Inc

$17

Lilly USA, LLC

$15

OptumHealth Care Solutions, LLC

$15

Innovation Technologies Inc

$13

Top 3 companies account for 51.9% of 2024 payments

All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›

CONMED Corporation

$800

Medtronic, Inc.

$550

AbbVie Inc.

$465

AbbVie, Inc.

$455

Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.

$418

ABBVIE INC.

$330

Evofem Biosciences, Inc.

$328

Exeltis, USA Inc.

$219

Baxter Healthcare

$215

Lupin Inc.

$211

Myovant Sciences Inc.

$208

MAYNE PHARMA COMMERCIAL LLC

$168

MAYNE PHARMA INC.

$141

Avion Pharmaceuticals

$125

Agile Therapeutics, Inc.

$124

Novo Nordisk Inc

$121

Allergan Inc.

$99

Caldera Medical, Inc

$93

Hologic, LLC

$87

TherapeuticsMD, Inc.

$79

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation

$77

BAXTER HEALTHCARE

$66

Hologic Sales and Service, LLC

$65

MILLICENT US INC

$62

PFIZER INC.

$60

Shield Therapeutics Inc

$59

SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC

$49

Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

$40

Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.

$40

CooperSurgical, Inc.

$40

Gynesonics, Inc.

$37

Aspira Women's Health Inc

$37

Organon LLC

$35

Lilly USA, LLC

$32

Mycovia Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

$24

Olympus America Inc.

$22

Daiichi Sankyo Inc.

$22

Vermillion, Inc.

$19

Avanos Medical

$18

Intra-Sana Laboratories

$18

Dexcom, Inc.

$18

Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC

$17

Novum Pharma, LLC

$16

Genentech USA, Inc.

$16

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

$16

Ethicon US, LLC

$16

Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc

$16

OptumHealth Care Solutions, LLC

$15

Kesin Pharma Corporation

$15

Meditrina

$15

Medicem Inc.

$14

MEDICEM INC.

$13

Innovation Technologies Inc

$13

SCYNEXIS, Inc.

$13

Allergan, Inc.

$12

Renovia Inc

$11

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

$11

Top 3 companies account for 28.8% of all-time payments

Associated products mentioned in payments ›

ABRYSVO · ACCRUFER · ACESSA · ACESSA PROVU SYSTEM · ANNOVERA · APTIMA · Advincula Delineator Uterine Manipulator · Alcortin A · Aveta · BIJUVA · Balcoltra · CERVIDIL · CONMED Handheld Instruments · DILAPAN-S · DIVIGEL · Desara · Dexcom G6 Transmitter · EXPAREL · Endosee · Exparel · FEMRING · FLOSEAL · Femring · GARDASIL 9 · HARMONIC Product Family · INJECTAFER · IRRISEPT · JARDIANCE · LIKMEZ · LILETTA · LO LOESTRIN FE · Leva Pelvic Floor Trainer · Lupron · MAKENA · MYFEMBREE · MYOSURE TISSUE REMOVAL DEVICE · MyoSure · Myosure · NEXPLANON · NOVASURE · Novasure · ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES · ORIAHNN · ORILISSA · OVA1 · Orilissa · PERCLOT · PREMARIN · Phexxi · Prenate Mini · QULIPTA · RELTONE 200 MG · REYVOW · Rybelsus · SEPRAFILM · SLYND · SOLOSEC · SOLOSEC-CEEK · SONATA SONOGRAPHY-GUIDED TRANSCERVICAL FIBROID ABLATION SYSTEM · Saxenda · Slynd · TISSEEL · ThunderBeat · Trulance · Twirla · UBRELVY · Uterine Manipulators & Injectors · VIVIFY HEALTH CARE TEAM PORTAL 001 · Vitafol Ultra · Vivjoa · Xofluza

Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

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Geographic Context

Obstetricians & gynecologists in nearby ZIP areas

819

County median income

$73,104

Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)

MEMORIAL HERMANN - TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry	✓ NPPES	NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment	✓ PECOS	PECOS snapshot
Practice Data	— No data	N/A
Industry Payments	✓ Open Payments	CY 2024
Disciplinary History	— Not included	N/A

This provider has data in 3 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Melhem is an obstetrics & gynecology specialist, with 19 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Dr. Melhem receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?

Yes. Dr. Melhem received a total of $6,306 from 57 companies across 273 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.

What does Data Coverage mean?

Data Coverage (currently High for Dr. Melhem) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →

Is this data up to date?

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About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, 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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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