William Ondo, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Neurology; Director, Movement Disorders Clinic, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute · Houston Methodist Hospital
William Ondo is Professor of Neurology; Director, Movement Disorders Clinic, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute at Houston Methodist Hospital. OpenAlex indexes 397 publications with 27,198 citations (h-index 78); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 11 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Neurology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 14 Oct 2026
William Ondo, M.D., is Professor of Neurology at Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, Stanley H. Appel Department of Neurology). The public record shows 397 publications with 27,198 citations (h-index 78), centered on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Neurological disorders and treatments, Restless Legs Syndrome Research. It also documents an investigator role on 11 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 56 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Movement disorders
- Top research focus: Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- 11 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 56 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 7 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 225.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 14 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 11 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Pitolisant in Refractory Restless Legs Syndrome
Sponsor: William Ondo, MD
- Sublingual Apomorphine in Refractory Restless Legs Syndrome
Sponsor: William Ondo, MD
- Brain Perfusion & Oxygenation in Parkinson's Disease With NOH
Sponsor: William Ondo, MD
Industry payments
Updated 14 Oct 2026
56 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.Program year202542 payments$57,972openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- MDD US Operations, LLCProgram year202556 payments$38,378openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- ACADIA Pharmaceuticals IncProgram year202543 payments$37,421openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
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.
Musculoskeletal
88.5%Neuromuscular Blocker85.5%Onabotulinumtoxina100%Botox0%Xeomin0%Part D + Part B<11 patientsAcetylcholine Release Inhibitor2.9%Rimabotulinumtoxinb100%Part B, office-administered≥11 patients+ 1 more class in this area
Nervous system
10.9%Aromatic Amino Acid Decarboxylation Inhibitor3.1%Rytary39%Carbidopa-Levodopa33%Carbidopa-Levodopa Er25%Carbidopa-Levodopa-Entacapone3%Part D≥109 patientsNonergot Dopamine Agonist1.6%Pramipexole Dihydrochloride76%Neupro9%Pramipexole Er7%Ropinirole Hcl5%Ropinirole Er3%Part D<11 patients+ 24 more classes in this area
Cardiovascular
0.4%Beta blocker0.3%Propranolol Hcl46%Propranolol Hcl Er36%Nadolol18%Part D<11 patientsalpha-Adrenergic Agonist0.1%Midodrine Hcl100%Part D≥15 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.
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Publications
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Underlying Tremor Improvement with Consistent Use of Transcutaneous Afferent Patterned Stimulation in Patients with Essential Tremor.
Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.)
Article2026 - Shaking Up Essential Tremor: Peripheral Devices and Mechanical Strategies to Reduce Tremor.
Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.)
Review2024 - The Self-Administered Screening Questionnaire for Parkinson's Disease-Associated Psychosis (SASPAP).
Movement disorders
Article2023
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02A Randomized Trial of Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential TremorArticle1,138 citations2016
- 03
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Network
Updated 14 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 14 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
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doximity.com/pub/william-ondo-md
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linkedin.com/in/william-ondo-80a742111
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Mentions by others
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- M.D.
Medical College of Virginia
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American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Adult Neurology and Sleep Medicine)
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Member
Tremor Research Group
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Tremor Research Group
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →scholars.houstonmethodist.org ↗ - Board Member
International Essential Tremor Foundation
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →essentialtremor.org ↗
Awards & honors
honors on the public record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →castleconnolly.com ↗
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →superdoctors.com ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →scholars.houstonmethodist.org ↗
Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Interview feature
PD Wise: "Five Questions for William G. Ondo, M.D."
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NeurologyLive
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Texas Medical Center News: "Houston Methodist Hires Renowned Expert to Lead Movement Disorders Clinic"
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