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Mairin Joseph Talreja, MD

Gastroenterology · Houston

NPI 1619239308

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California Medical Board record

Licence A142295 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2016 · expires 2027-10-31 · University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

State licence records

1 licence

  • Texas T2190Physician License · since 2021 · expires 2028-08-31
    ActiveNo 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.

  • Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston, TXAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, which runs 11 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 71% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 5.51 (4.11 to 6.91) · 3,925 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.233, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.317, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.128, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 4 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 6 the same, 2 worse of 10 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths5.51 (4.11 to 6.91) · 3,925 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.233BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.317BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.128BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1 (0.15 to 1.85) · 2,066 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.05 (0.84 to 1.27)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths158.49 (130.91 to 186.06) · 360 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.9 · 101 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths12.3 · 71 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths12.3 · 150 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths8.2 · 418 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths12.3 · 364 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.6 · 976 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.8 · 6,309 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.22 (0.05 to 0.39) · 9,923 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.18 (0 to 0.35) · 9,628 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.07 (0 to 2.46) · 996 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.88 (1.75 to 4.02) · 3,572 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths5.9 (1.25 to 10.54) · 1,048 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths8.07 (5.09 to 11.06) · 1,039 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.71 (0.33 to 3.09) · 612 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.61 (0.24 to 0.97) · 9,104 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.5 · 35 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.875No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections1.358No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.255No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14 · 414 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits21.4 · 1,092 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits15.5 · 200 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits6 · 517 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits6 · 380 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.2 · 861 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits4.3 (2.8 to 6.3) · 128 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits11.4 (8.5 to 14.7) · 128 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.6 · 36 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits9.9 · 95 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.2 · 211 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits11.6 (8.9 to 15.2) · 1,039 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.1 (0.9 to 1.4) · 645 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (2,509 patients answered, 15% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication2
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness3
Recommend hospital3
Share of patients giving the best answer at Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center
Room was "always" clean72%
Nurses "always" communicated well75%
Doctors "always" communicated well75%
Staff "always" explained58%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information84%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge84%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand70%
Doctors "always" listened carefully74%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect81%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)72%
Staff "always" explained new medications72%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Nurses "always" listened carefully71%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect82%
"Always" quiet at night61%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital71%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects43%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms85%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$20,179

Medicare paid this office $20,179 for 79 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes24$1,948$61
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes18$1,917$101
Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope15$607$40

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Colonoscopy18More than 46% of doctors who do this
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux123More than 81% of doctors who do this

Who their Medicare patients are

79 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 72 · Women 57% · Also on Medicaid 23% · Health risk score 2.36. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical gastroenterology clinician is at 1.42.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 48% · Coronary heart disease 44% · Heart failure 38% · Chronic kidney disease 37% · Atrial fibrillation 28% · COPD 27% · Depression 24% · Dementia 15% · Cancer 14% · Stroke 14%.

The office billed $173,202, Medicare allowed $26,480 and paid $20,179; for 212 services of 53 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

Original Medicare by year
202479212722.36$173,202$20,179
2023132269702.29$225,227$32,141
202252109693.12$74,092$10,359
20212234742.03$14,206$2,553
20173536575.76$17,556$4,916
20161212652.48$4,623$1,316

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.

See the services billed each year

2023: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes24$2,673$107
Ultrasound guided needle aspiration or biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope12$2,144$179
New patient visit (45+ min)21$2,084$99
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes12$1,845$142
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes18$1,364$65
Short return visit (20+ min)13$852$57
New patient visit (30+ min)12$824$69

2022: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes13$922$54

2017: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes20$2,441$122
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes11$1,994$181

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$35,299

Pharmacies billed $35,299 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

162 generic and 50 brand-name prescriptions · $35,299 in drug cost · 16 antibiotic prescriptions.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Largest Part D drug costs
Linzess27$17,244$639
Esomeprazole Magnesium21$954$45
Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf12$769$64
Omeprazole48$565$12
Sucralfate13$459$35
See all 7 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Linzess27$17,244$639
Esomeprazole Magnesium21$954$45
Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf12$769$64
Omeprazole48$565$12
Sucralfate13$459$35
Gavilyte-G15$217$14
Pantoprazole22$111$5

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
202421280None24%$35,299
2023220107None20%$33,091
20225637NoneNone$6,723
20214227NoneNone$922
202057280% (0)None$5,222
201916None0% (0)0%$504
20185832NoneNone$2,985
20176736NoneNone$1,443
201626429NoneNone$7,669
201520728NoneNone$9,234
20148218None27%$9,362
201312034NoneNone$13,356

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Linzess13$9,094$700
Omeprazole40$1,048$26
Gavilyte-G48$717$15
Sucralfate16$562$35
Pantoprazole20$198$10

2022: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Omeprazole11$197$18

2021: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Omeprazole20$276$14

2020: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Pantoprazole15$119$8

2016: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Atorvastatin28$251$9
Constulose12$173$14
Amlodipine Besylate14$100$7
Lisinopril15$89$6
Metoprolol11$56$5
Furosemide12$22$2

2015: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Pravastatin13$360$28
Lactulose24$172$7
Hydrochlorothiazide12$76$6

Money from drug and device companies

$257 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202535None$257
2024613None$1,016
2023920None$1,817
2022316None$1,273
202112None$176
202022None$40
201924None$322

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Boston ScientificOverstitch Endoscopic Suturing System$132
3 payments
  • Meals for Wallflex Duodenal · 2025-07-16 · $16
  • Meals for Overstitch Endoscopic Suturing System · 2025-03-19 · $98
  • Meals for Overstitch Endoscopic Suturing System · 2025-03-19 · $18
ConmedConmed Generators$96
1 payment
  • Meals for Conmed Generators · 2025-01-29 · $96
AmbuNone$29
1 payment
  • Meals · 2025-08-21 · $29
See all 5 published payments
Every published payment
AmbuMeals · 2025-08-21None$29
Boston ScientificMeals · 2025-07-16Wallflex Duodenal$16
Boston ScientificMeals · 2025-03-19Overstitch Endoscopic Suturing System$98
Boston ScientificMeals · 2025-03-19Overstitch Endoscopic Suturing System$18
ConmedMeals · 2025-01-29Conmed Generators$96
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)

2024: $1,016

Payments by company in 2024
ConmedConmed Biliary$496
7 payments
  • Meals for Conmed Generators · 2024-12-16 · $62
  • Meals for Conmed Biliary · 2024-10-05 · $45
  • Meals for Conmed Generators · 2024-06-14 · $102
  • Meals for Conmed Biliary · 2024-05-20 · $158
  • Meals for Conmed Biliary · 2024-05-07 · $10
  • Meals for Conmed Dilation · 2024-02-15 · $8
  • Meals for Conmed Biliary · 2024-01-25 · $110
3-D MatrixNone$174
1 payment
  • Meals · 2024-07-23 · $174
SterisNone$135
1 payment
  • Meals · 2024-03-20 · $135
Boston ScientificExalt Model D$121
2 payments
  • Meals for Exalt Model D · 2024-07-17 · $82
  • Meals for Exalt Model D · 2024-04-18 · $39
MedtronicBarrx$59
1 payment
  • Meals for Barrx · 2024-12-17 · $59
AbbvieCreon$31
1 payment
  • Meals for Creon · 2024-08-29 · $31

2023: $1,817

Payments by company in 2023
Boston ScientificWallflex Duodenal$641
9 payments
  • Meals for Wallflex Duodenal · 2023-12-14 · $80
  • Meals for Wallflex Duodenal · 2023-11-30 · $83
  • Meals for Resolution 360 Clip · 2023-11-03 · $54
  • Meals for Acquire · 2023-09-21 · $105
  • Meals · 2023-06-10 · $27
  • Meals · 2023-05-09 · $50
  • Meals for Orise · 2023-04-18 · $111
  • Meals · 2023-03-29 · $18
  • Meals for Resolution Clip · 2023-03-22 · $112
ConmedConmed Generators$317
3 payments
  • Meals for Conmed Biliary · 2023-12-23 · $48
  • Meals for Conmed Generators · 2023-05-06 · $171
  • Meals for Conmed Generators · 2023-04-19 · $98
Olympus AmericaEvis Exera III Video System Center$183
2 payments
  • Meals for Evis Exera III Video System Center · 2023-07-19 · $93
  • Meals for Endocuff Vision · 2023-02-15 · $90
Apollo Endosurgery USOverstitch Endoscopic Suturing System$146
1 payment
  • Meals for Overstitch Endoscopic Suturing System · 2023-01-18 · $146
MedtronicNexpowder$136
1 payment
  • Meals for Nexpowder · 2023-12-20 · $136
Ethicon USLinx Reflux Management System$125
1 payment
  • Meals for Linx Reflux Management System · 2023-03-13 · $125
PENTAX of AmericaInspira$118
1 payment
  • Meals for Inspira · 2023-11-15 · $118
AbbvieCreon$93
1 payment
  • Meals for Creon · 2023-05-07 · $93
FUJIFILM Healthcare AmericasFujifilm$59
1 payment
  • Meals for Fujifilm · 2023-08-16 · $59

2022: $1,273

Payments by company in 2022
Boston ScientificGeneral - Therapies$756
12 payments
  • Meals for General - Therapies · 2022-12-06 · $120
  • Meals for Orise · 2022-11-17 · $54
  • Meals for Resolution Clip · 2022-11-10 · $17
  • Meals for Orise · 2022-11-01 · $21
  • Meals for Resolution Clip · 2022-09-29 · $21
  • Meals for General - Biliary Devices · 2022-08-21 · $74
  • Meals for General - Biliary Devices · 2022-07-20 · $67
  • Meals for General - Therapies · 2022-05-08 · $161
  • Meals for General - Biopsy · 2022-04-28 · $30
  • Meals for Orise · 2022-03-31 · $55
  • Meals for Spyglass · 2022-03-25 · $49
  • Meals for Spyglass · 2022-02-21 · $88
AbbvieCreon$291
2 payments
  • Meals for Creon · 2022-05-22 · $191
  • Meals for Creon · 2022-02-24 · $100
Apollo Endosurgery USOverstitch Endoscopic Suturing System$227
2 payments
  • Meals for Overstitch Endoscopic Suturing System · 2022-07-14 · $144
  • Meals for Overstitch Endoscopic Suturing System · 2022-03-21 · $82

2021: $176

Payments by company in 2021
Boston ScientificGeneral Therapies$176
2 payments
  • Meals for General Therapies · 2021-12-02 · $125
  • Meals for General Therapies · 2021-10-19 · $51

2020: $40

Payments by company in 2020
AbbVieHumira$24
1 payment
  • Meals for Humira · 2020-02-13 · $24
PENTAX of AmericaCapsovision$16
1 payment
  • Meals for Capsovision · 2020-02-06 · $16

2019: $322

Payments by company in 2019
Olympus Corporation of the AmericasEvis Exera$179
3 payments
  • Travel for Evis Exera · 2019-03-19 · $108
  • Meals for Evis Exera · 2019-01-14 · $51
  • Travel for Evis Exera · 2019-01-13 · $20
Dova PharmaceuticalsDoptelet$143
1 payment
  • Meals for Doptelet · 2019-02-06 · $143

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
82.4 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1619239308
Licence
CA A142295, MA 252764, RI LP03249, TX T2190California A142295: Current · expires 2027-10-31Texas T2190: Active
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207RG0100X (207RG0100X); Internal medicine (207R00000X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
Mailing address
6431 Fannin St # 4.234, Houston, TX, 77030
NPI first listed
2012-06-09
NPI last updated
2021-07-08
NPI record certified
2021-07-08

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

Extra NPI addresses: 450 Clarkson Ave # Msc1196, Brooklyn, NY, 11203 · 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305