Maria Sheikh, MD
Anesthesiology · Houston
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Office
- 1
- Since medical school
- 6 years
- Graduated 2020
Offices
1 location · U S Anesthesia Partners of Texas, PA · 2,750 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: Houston Methodist Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
We could not verify current plan participation for this doctor. This does not mean they are out of network. Call Dr. Sheikh’s office at (832) 824-2296 to ask if they take your plan before you enroll.
State licence records
1 licence
- Texas U4011Physician License · since 2023 · expires 2027-05-31ActiveNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state
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Hospitals they work in
1 hospital
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Houston Methodist HospitalHouston, TXAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Houston Methodist, which runs 8 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 82% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite: 0.79 (0.64 to 0.94), Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 103.18 (68.1 to 138.26) · 295 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate: 1.12 (0.16 to 2.07) · 5,787 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative sepsis rate: 3.27 (1.36 to 5.17) · 3,513 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Pressure ulcer rate: 0.32 (0.02 to 0.61) · 18,878 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.278, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.363, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.219, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.369, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.378, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.8 (0.7 to 0.9) · 2,723 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Houston Methodist Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 5 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 6 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 6 the same, 3 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.79 (0.64 to 0.94) | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 103.18 (68.1 to 138.26) · 295 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.12 (0.16 to 2.07) · 5,787 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 3.27 (1.36 to 5.17) · 3,513 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.32 (0.02 to 0.61) · 18,878 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.278 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.363 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.219 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.369 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.378 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.8 (0.7 to 0.9) · 2,723 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.61 (0 to 1.27) · 4,888 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.9 · 347 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.4 · 171 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 10.6 · 210 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 6 · 1,264 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 8 · 1,183 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 9.2 · 694 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.1 · 9,903 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.22 (0.07 to 0.37) · 19,542 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.22 (0.07 to 0.38) · 21,799 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.74 (2.52 to 4.96) · 6,560 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2.32 (1.41 to 3.24) · 3,371 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 7.59 (4.92 to 10.25) · 3,564 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.87 (0.62 to 3.12) · 1,719 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 5.1 · 202 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.52 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.5 · 396 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.9 · 2,077 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 12 · 249 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -1.5 · 1,485 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -3.5 · 1,267 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.3 · 1,676 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 3.9 (2.7 to 5.4) · 372 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 11.2 (9 to 13.7) · 372 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.2 · 190 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 10.6 · 365 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.7 · 382 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.2 (9.7 to 15.6) · 1,588 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (7,035 patients answered, 22% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 4 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 74% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 78% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 88% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 87% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 75% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 66% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 82% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 48% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 89% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$11,590
Medicare paid this office $11,590 for 53 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
Who their Medicare patients are
53 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 70 · Women 66% · Health risk score 1.89. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical anesthesiology clinician is at 1.54.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 43% · Diabetes 42% · Depression 40% · Chronic kidney disease 25% · Cancer 23% · Atrial fibrillation 21%.
The office billed $192,591, Medicare allowed $14,298 and paid $11,590; for 68 services of 34 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 53 | 68 | 70 | 1.89 | $192,591 | $11,590 |
| 2023 | 19 | 20 | 65 | 2.31 | $72,935 | $4,313 |
| 2022 | 48 | 58 | 69 | 2.04 | $202,620 | $10,879 |
| 2021 | 44 | 52 | 70 | 1.61 | $152,260 | $10,238 |
| 2020 | 25 | 27 | 71 | 0.98 | $105,105 | $6,864 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
Medicaid work
$21,009 in 2024
Medicaid paid $21,009 for 88 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 18 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
| Neuraxial labor analgesia/anesthesia for planned vaginal delivery (this includes any repeat subarachnoid needle placement and drug injection and/or any necessary replacement of an epidural catheter during labor) | 88 | $21,009 |
| 2024 | 88 | 1 | 18 | $21,009 |
| 2023 | 61 | 1 | 20 | $30,895 |
| 2022 | 108 | 1 | 25 | $165,435 |
| 2021 | 152 | 2 | 26 | $178,648 |
| 2020 | 45 | 1 | 19 | $61,354 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| Neuraxial labor analgesia/anesthesia for planned vaginal delivery (this includes any repeat subarachnoid needle placement and drug injection and/or any necessary replacement of an epidural catheter during labor) | 61 | $30,895 |
2022
| Neuraxial labor analgesia/anesthesia for planned vaginal delivery (this includes any repeat subarachnoid needle placement and drug injection and/or any necessary replacement of an epidural catheter during labor) | 108 | $165,435 |
2021
| Neuraxial labor analgesia/anesthesia for planned vaginal delivery (this includes any repeat subarachnoid needle placement and drug injection and/or any necessary replacement of an epidural catheter during labor) | 140 | $172,920 |
| Anesthesia for cesarean delivery only | 12 | $5,728 |
2020
| Neuraxial labor analgesia/anesthesia for planned vaginal delivery (this includes any repeat subarachnoid needle placement and drug injection and/or any necessary replacement of an epidural catheter during labor) | 45 | $61,354 |
Money from drug and device companies
$194 in 2025
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | None | $194 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 | None | $168 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Abbott Laboratories | Assurity | $172 | 1 payment
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| Pacira Pharmaceuticals | Exparel | $21 | 1 payment
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See all 2 published payments
| Abbott Laboratories | Meals · 2025-08-27 | Assurity | $172 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2025-02-06 | Exparel | $21 |
See earlier years (2023)
2023: $168
| Avanos Medical | On-Q* Pump and Accessories | $128 | 2 payments
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| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Bridion | $25 | 1 payment
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| Werfen USA | None | $15 | 1 payment
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Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 100.0 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1417342239
- Licence
- NY 305071, TX U4011Texas U4011: Active
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207L00000X (207L00000X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
- Mailing address
- Po Box 840853, Dallas, TX, 75284
- NPI first listed
- 2015-03-30
- NPI last updated
- 2023-07-17
- NPI record certified
- 2023-07-17
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 2160 S 1st Ave, Maywood, IL, 60153 · 630 W 168th St, New York, NY, 10032 · 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305