Dr. Houssam Al Kharrat, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Al Kharrat
Dr. Houssam Al Kharrat is a gastroenterology in Lubbock, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Al Kharrat performed 48,269 Medicare services across 2,255 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Al Kharrat received a total of $13,943 from 59 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 788 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in gastroenterology. 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. Al Kharrat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron infusion (Injectafer) | 44,251 | $1 | $2 |
| Tissue pathology examination, moderate complexity | 1,296 | $26 | $64 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 342 | $92 | $180 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 310 | $44 | $200 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 309 | $66 | $111 |
| Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy | 226 | $129 | $1,054 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 182 | $60 | $168 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution, 250 cc | 154 | $0 | $10 |
| Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | 144 | $279 | $1,143 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 127 | $111 | $330 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour | 109 | $14 | $50 |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy | 101 | $162 | $1,043 |
| Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm | 100 | $794 | $3,158 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 99 | $69 | $222 |
| Stool analysis for blood, by peroxidase activity | 75 | $4 | $8 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 50 | $41 | $75 |
| Ringers lactate infusion, up to 1000 cc | 49 | $2 | $25 |
| Ultrasound scan of organ tissue for measuring elasticity | 47 | $73 | $226 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 47 | $10 | $50 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 41 | $133 | $480 |
| Banding of hemorrhoids using a flexible endoscope (colonoscope) | 34 | $564 | $1,700 |
| Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen | 33 | $51 | $250 |
| Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | 30 | $151 | $937 |
| Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen | 30 | $42 | $125 |
| Control of bleeding of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | 20 | $409 | $1,596 |
| Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | 19 | $273 | $855 |
| Injection of drug or substance into vein | 16 | $23 | $77 |
| Injection beneath lining of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | 14 | $90 | $1,086 |
| Imaging of digestive tract done from the inside of the digestive tract | 14 | $524 | $1,700 |
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
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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. Al Kharrat is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 0% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 15%), 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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