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Dana Faye Mitchell, M.D.

NPI 1659308450ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Nephrology· Houston, TX

Internal Medicine, Nephrology (M.D.) in Houston, Texas, trained at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (class of 2000). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $306,499 for 1,150 claims, against $15,568 paid for services in 2024. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. was the largest of 15 companies reporting payments in 2025, $87,842 in all, mostly speaking and faculty fees.

Overview

NPI1659308450
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJun 27, 2006
Last updated in NPPESApr 4, 2024
Certified by providerApr 4, 2024

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 - Nephrology (TX)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients64
Services billed178 across 14 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$15,568

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)1,150 · 2,314 30-day fills
Patients153
Total drug cost$306,499
Generic share71% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolLouisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
Graduation year2000
Medicare specialtyNephrology
Secondary specialtiesInternal Medicine

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$87,842 · 110 payments from 15 companies
  • 2024$52,686 · 104 payments from 14 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$40,426 · 17 payments
  • Consulting Fee$31,614 · 4 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$10,870 · 29 payments
  • Food and Beverage$2,782 · 59 payments
  • Grant$2,150 · 1 payment

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

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