Dr. Asif Lakhani, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Lakhani
Dr. Asif Lakhani is an internal medicine specialist in Webster, TX, with 15 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Lakhani performed 74,153 Medicare services across 1,862 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Lakhani received a total of $2,400 from 48 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 99 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. Lakhani 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 (Feraheme) | 23,460 | $0 | $5 |
| Pembrolizumab injection (Keytruda) | 11,100 | $43 | $137 |
| Anti-nausea injection (fosaprepitant) | 9,900 | $0 | $5 |
| Darbepoetin injection (Aranesp) for anemia | 7,025 | $2 | $20 |
| Iron sucrose injection (Venofer) | 6,200 | $0 | $2 |
| Contrast dye for imaging (iodine-based) | 4,581 | $0 | $3 |
| Paclitaxel chemotherapy injection | 3,794 | $0 | $8 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 1,353 | $0 | $1 |
| Anti-nausea injection (Aloxi/palonosetron) | 970 | $1 | $114 |
| Injection, leucovorin calcium, per 50 mg | 578 | $3 | $25 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 566 | $8 | $20 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 539 | $8 | $36 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 519 | $10 | $64 |
| Injection, fluorouracil, 500 mg | 409 | $2 | $13 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 357 | $92 | $368 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less | 312 | $23 | $157 |
| Injection, granisetron hydrochloride, 100 mcg | 270 | $0 | $24 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 220 | $104 | $707 |
| Injection, carboplatin, 50 mg | 206 | $2 | $300 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 177 | $94 | $357 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 168 | $137 | $496 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 157 | $61 | $247 |
| Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein | 147 | $12 | $108 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 108 | $51 | $313 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 104 | $11 | $96 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour | 97 | $23 | $161 |
| Administration of additional new drug or substance into vein, 1 hour or less | 94 | $52 | $344 |
| Injection, zoledronic acid, 1 mg | 73 | $7 | $431 |
| Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg | 65 | $1 | $7 |
| Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | 61 | $58 | $211 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 55 | $137 | $694 |
| Reticulated (young) platelet measurement | 50 | $35 | $143 |
| Ct scan of chest with contrast | 47 | $52 | $821 |
| Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan | 45 | $1,186 | $4,802 |
| Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries | 44 | $91 | $657 |
| Chemotherapy administration, intravenous infusion technique; initiation of infusion in the office/clinic setting using office/clinic pump/supplies, with continuation of the infusion in the community setting (e.g., home, domiciliary, rest home or assisted l | 44 | $135 | $500 |
| CT scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | 41 | $185 | $1,067 |
| Unclassified drugs | 39 | $1 | $8 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis concurrent with another infusion | 32 | $16 | $94 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 28 | $170 | $709 |
| CT scan of chest, without contrast | 24 | $47 | $686 |
| Irrigation of implanted venous access drug delivery device | 18 | $18 | $114 |
| Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count | 17 | $4 | $22 |
| Complete blood count (CBC), automated | 17 | $6 | $34 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 17 | $127 | $565 |
| Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | 14 | $2 | $19 |
| Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast | 11 | $80 | $560 |
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 (92%) 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. Lakhani is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement, with 15 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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