Dr. Asif Ali, DO
What this data tells you about Dr. Ali
Dr. Asif Ali is an interventional pain medicine physician in Sugar Land, TX, with 12 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ali performed 3,127 Medicare services across 1,580 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ali received a total of $8,733 from 16 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 139 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional pain medicine physician. 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. Ali 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drug screening test | 441 | $61 | $600 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 429 | $1 | $10 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 326 | $94 | $380 |
| Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | 278 | $194 | $600 |
| Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg | 258 | $0 | $2 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 190 | $0 | $3 |
| Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | 167 | $238 | $750 |
| Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg | 164 | $1 | $2 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems | 137 | $3 | $17 |
| Contrast dye for imaging, lower concentration | 91 | $0 | $1 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 84 | $118 | $490 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 82 | $197 | $526 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 81 | $102 | $270 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 69 | $38 | $151 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | 41 | $8 | $31 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | 34 | $476 | $1,245 |
| Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | 33 | $268 | $517 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 29 | $209 | $573 |
| Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | 28 | $107 | $289 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 27 | $222 | $735 |
| Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | 21 | $1,305 | $6,649 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 20 | $65 | $267 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 20 | $6 | $20 |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | 17 | $191 | $787 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | 13 | $162 | $489 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | 13 | $92 | $330 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 12 | $89 | $342 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 11 | $27 | $149 |
| X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | 11 | $14 | $81 |
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. Ali is a mixed practice specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement.
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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