Bita Esmaeli is an Ophthalmology physician affiliated with Houston Methodist. OpenAlex indexes 587 publications with 51,603 citations (h-index 78); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 6 registered studies matched to this name. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 1% of Ophthalmology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
21009 Kuykendahl Rd Ste A
Spring, TX 773793310
Telephone
832-663-6566Provider last certified this registry record 2 May 2025.
Clinical trials
- In Vivo Confocal Microscopy Study of Pigmented Conjunctival Lesions
Sponsor: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
- Lymph Node Mapping in Finding Metastatic Disease in Patients With Sebaceous Gland Cancer of the Eyelid
Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Topical Cyclosporine vs. Placebo for Epiphora Associated With Docetaxel
Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov where the overall official or a site investigator name-matches this physician, confirmed against known institution/geography. Latest few shown; the full list is part of the full profile.
Industry payments
2 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- AXOGENProgram year20232 payments
- Genentech USA, Inc.Program year20211 payment
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Anti-infectives
70.7%Macrolide56.6%Erythromycin100%Part D≥39 patientsFirst-generation cephalosporins14.1%Cephalexin100%Part D≥14 patientsSensory organs
18.2%Aminoglycoside Antibacterial18.2%Tobramycin-Dexamethasone100%Part D≥13 patientsNervous system
11.1%Opioid Agonist11.1%Tramadol Hcl100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
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