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Michael Maurie Reader, M.D.

NPI 1629236260ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Houston, TX

Surgery (M.D.) in Houston, Texas, trained at Tulane University School of Medicine (class of 2008). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $109,026 for 209 patients in 2024, with only 45 Part D claims. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $4,664 in all, mostly education.

Overview

NPI1629236260
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedMay 30, 2008
Last updated in NPPESOct 20, 2017

Specialties and licenses

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (TX)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients209
Services billed422 across 35 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$109,026

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)45 · 45 30-day fills
Patients41
Total drug cost$72.52
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolTulane University School of Medicine
Graduation year2008
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$4,664 · 7 payments from 5 companies
  • 2024$6,631 · 28 payments from 5 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.$4,2513
Dilon Technologies, Inc.$167.971
Baxter Healthcare$143.421
Davol Inc.$73.461
Abbvie Inc.$27.721

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Education$4,150 · 2 payments
  • Food and Beverage$513.50 · 5 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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