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Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD

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(Fred Poordad, MD)

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Specializes in: Hepatology (Liver Disease), Gastroenterology (Digestive System), Transplant Hepatology (Liver Transplant Medicine) and Adult Gastroenterology

University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

1521 South Staples Street Suite 402
Corpus Christi, TX 78404

(361) 299-0428

Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD is a hepatologist in San Antonio, TX specializing in hepatology (liver disease), gastroenterology (digestive system), transplant hepatology (liver transplant medicine) and adult gastroenterology. He graduated from University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry. Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD is affiliated with CHRISTUS Health, CommuniCare, University Health, University Hospital - University Health and The Texas Liver Institute.

Office Locations

4502 Medical Drive Transplant Clinic, Rio Tower, Level 2
San Antonio, TX 78229

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7979 Wurzbach Road
San Antonio, TX 78229

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University Health

1521 South Staples Street Suite 402
Corpus Christi, TX 78404

(361) 299-0428

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607 Camden Street
San Antonio, TX 78215

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In The News

“It's hard to imagine a career more resoundingly successful than that of Fred Poordad's.”—"According to This Doctor, The Key to Resounding Success is No Backup Plan", Huff Post, January 2017

“An accumulation of fat in the liver is the primary causative factor for cirrhosis in about 20% of patients needing a liver transplant, noted Dr. Fred Poordad, a transplant surgeon at Cedars who has...”—"Weight-loss surgery aids transplant candidates", Los Angeles Times, November 2011

“"I almost think this will be revolutionary, to be honest," said Dr. Fred Poordad, chief of hepatology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.”—"Hope Against Hepatitis C (Published 2010)", New York Times, July 2010

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD treated as a hepatologist in San Antonio, TX during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	75
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD treated as a hepatologist in San Antonio, TX during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, minor procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	79
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	256
lab tests	355
minimally invasive procedures	18
minor procedures	18

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD treated as a hepatologist in San Antonio, TX during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	60
blood draw	256
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	434
hospital care	89
inpatient care	89
lab tests	1340
minimally invasive procedures	12
minor procedures	12
preventive care	16
thyroid function tests	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	60

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	0
Hispanic	126
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	143

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	52
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD treated as a hepatologist in San Antonio, TX during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	78
blood draw	215
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	783
hospital care	104
inpatient care	104
lab tests	1034
liver imaging	65
minimally invasive procedures	13
minor procedures	13
preventive care	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	143

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	458
Female	356

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	372
Black	42
Hispanic	378
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	456

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	48
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD treated as a hepatologist in San Antonio, TX during 2016 were lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram), chronic care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	99
blood draw	143
chronic care	191
doctor visit	1276
hospital care	146
inpatient care	146
lab tests	897
liver imaging	98
minimally invasive procedures	112
preventive care	46
ultrasound (sonogram)	197
vaccines	19

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	343
Female	319

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	263
Black	40
Hispanic	333
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	293

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	54
Dementia	10
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD treated as a hepatologist in San Antonio, TX during 2017 were chronic care, lab tests, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	30
blood draw	27
chronic care	116
doctor visit	362
hospital care	89
inpatient care	89
lab tests	106
liver imaging	34
ultrasound (sonogram)	64

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	160
Black	0
Hispanic	187
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	171

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	53
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD treated as a hepatologist in San Antonio, TX during 2018 were chronic care, ultrasound (sonogram) and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	11
chronic care	71
ultrasound (sonogram)	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	33

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	29
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	55
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	13

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	12
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	50
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	20

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	74
Dementia	32
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	30

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	32
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	47
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD treated as a hepatologist in San Antonio, TX during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	13
doctor visit	215
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	113
Black	0
Hispanic	76
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	51
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD treated as a hepatologist in San Antonio, TX were lab tests, blood draw, chronic care and inpatient care.

abdominal imaging	48
blood draw	144
chronic care	126
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	427
hospital care	85
inpatient care	85
lab tests	746
liver imaging	65
minimally invasive procedures	38
minor procedures	14
preventive care	26
thyroid function tests	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	81
vaccines	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD.

**Gender**
Female	112
Male	123

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	7
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	103
Hispanic	102
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	4
Less than 65	106
65 to 74	95

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	47
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	5
Cancer	3

Education & Training

Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD graduated from University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry. He completed residency at Northeastern Ohio Universities Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

Residency: Northeastern Ohio Universities Affiliated Hospitals (1993)

Board Certification: Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHRISTUS Health

CommuniCare

University Health

University Hospital - University Health

The Texas Liver Institute

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: MultiPlan Commercial - All Products, BlueCross BlueShield of Texas (BCBSTX) Commercial - PPO - Blue Choice, BlueCross BlueShield - Federal Programs Commercial - Federal - All Products, Aetna Health Commercial - Whole Health EPO (Please Call), WellCare Medicare Advantage, BlueCross BlueShield of Texas (BCBSTX) Commercial - HMO - Blue Essentials, Aetna Health Medicare Advantage - Eagle PPO, WellMed Medicare Advantage - Cigna HealthSpring, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Perinate, Scott & White Health Plan Medicaid - All Products, Humana Military TRICARE East Region, Molina Healthcare Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), First Health Commercial - All Products, WellMed Medicare Advantage - WellPoint, Humana Medicare Advantage PPO, Superior HealthPlan Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Perinate, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS) Commercial - All Products, Community First Insurance Plan (CFIP) Commercial - Exchange, Independent Medical Systems (IMS) Commercial - PPO, Aetna Better Health Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Aetna Health Commercial - Choice POS II, Aetna Health Commercial - Select, Curative Commercial - All Products, Imperial Health Commercial - Exchange, Scott & White Health Plan Commercial - HMO, 6 Degrees Transplant Network, OptumHealth Transplant Network, Scott & White Health Plan Commercial - Exchange, Aetna Health Commercial - Elect Choice EPO, Scott & White Health Plan Commercial - PPO, Aetna Better Health Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Perinate Newborn, Aetna Health Commercial - Open Choice PPO (Non-Methodist/HCA), Medicare (Traditional) Medicare, Aetna Health Commercial - Managed Choice POS, Aetna Health Commercial - QPOS, Aetna Health Commercial - Exchange (Silver/Gold HMO), Aetna Health Commercial - HMO, Prime Health, United Healthcare HMO, United Healthcare EPO, Galaxy Health Network, Coventry, Trustmark , AARP, TriWest, Three Rivers, Cigna, Employers Health Network, HealthSmart, Independent Medical Systems - Commercial (PPO), Administrative Concepts - Third Party Administrator, Kempton Group Administrators - Third Party Administrator, CHAMPVA - Governmental, Zelis - Third Party Administrator, Century Healthcare - Third Party Administrator, El Paso Health - CHIP, Key Benefits Administrators - Third Party Administrator, 6 Degrees - Transplant, OptumHealth - Transplant Network, Oscar - Commercial Exchange, Imperial Health - Commercial (Exchange), Provider Network of America - Commercial (All Products), Entrust - Third Party Administrator, SANA Benefits - Commercial (All Products), HMA LLC - Third Party Administrator, Aetna Health - Commercial (HMO, Managed Choice POS, Meritain, Open Choice PPO), Allied Benefit Systems - Third Party Administrator, Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial (Multiple Payers), Universal Benefits Consortium (Allegiance) - Direct Contract with TPA/Broker for select ISDs, Private Healthcare Systems - Commercial (All Products), Aetna Health - Commercial (QPOS, SAISD, Select), Injury Management Organization - Workers Compensation, Benefit Administrative Systems - Third Party Administrator, Tokio Marine - Transplant Network, Group and Pension Administrators - Third Party Administrator, EBSO Benefits - Third Party Administrator, Aetna Health - Commercial (Choice POS II, Elect Choice EPO, Exchange (Silver/Gold HMO)), Allegiance - Universal Benefits Consortium, Interlink - Transplant Network, Independent Medical Systems - Workers Compensation, Lucent Health - Third Party Administrator, Imagine 360 - Third Party Administrator, Curative - Commercial (All Products), Aetna Health - Transplant ONLY, Insurance Accepted, Veterans Administration - Governmental, Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial (PPO), Ancira Enterprises - Direct Employer, WebTPA - Third Party Administrator, International Benefits Administrators - Third Party Administrator, Gilsbar - Third Party Administrator, University of Incarnate Word - Direct Contact with Employer, Scott & White Health Plan - Commercial (Exchange, HMO, PPO), LifeTrac - Transplant Network, 90 Degree Benefits - Third Party Administrator, Point Comfort Underwriters - Refugee Medical Assistance (Adults, Children) and Aetna Better Health - CHIP/CHIP Perinate Newborn.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

MultiPlan Commercial - All Products

BlueCross BlueShield of Texas (BCBSTX) Commercial - PPO - Blue Choice

BlueCross BlueShield - Federal Programs Commercial - Federal - All Products

Aetna Health Commercial - Whole Health EPO (Please Call)

WellCare Medicare Advantage

BlueCross BlueShield of Texas (BCBSTX) Commercial - HMO - Blue Essentials

Aetna Health Medicare Advantage - Eagle PPO

WellMed Medicare Advantage - Cigna HealthSpring

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Perinate

Scott & White Health Plan Medicaid - All Products

Humana Military TRICARE East Region

Molina Healthcare Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

First Health Commercial - All Products

WellMed Medicare Advantage - WellPoint

Humana Medicare Advantage PPO

Superior HealthPlan Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Perinate

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS) Commercial - All Products

Community First Insurance Plan (CFIP) Commercial - Exchange

Independent Medical Systems (IMS) Commercial - PPO

Aetna Better Health Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Aetna Health Commercial - Choice POS II

Aetna Health Commercial - Select

Curative Commercial - All Products

Imperial Health Commercial - Exchange

Scott & White Health Plan Commercial - HMO

6 Degrees Transplant Network

OptumHealth Transplant Network

Scott & White Health Plan Commercial - Exchange

Aetna Health Commercial - Elect Choice EPO

Scott & White Health Plan Commercial - PPO

Aetna Better Health Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Perinate Newborn

Aetna Health Commercial - Open Choice PPO (Non-Methodist/HCA)

Medicare (Traditional) Medicare

Aetna Health Commercial - Managed Choice POS

Aetna Health Commercial - QPOS

Aetna Health Commercial - Exchange (Silver/Gold HMO)

Aetna Health Commercial - HMO

Prime Health

United Healthcare HMO

United Healthcare EPO

Galaxy Health Network

Coventry

Trustmark

AARP

TriWest

Three Rivers

Cigna

Employers Health Network

HealthSmart

Independent Medical Systems - Commercial (PPO)

Administrative Concepts - Third Party Administrator

Kempton Group Administrators - Third Party Administrator

CHAMPVA - Governmental

Zelis - Third Party Administrator

Century Healthcare - Third Party Administrator

El Paso Health - CHIP

Key Benefits Administrators - Third Party Administrator

6 Degrees - Transplant

OptumHealth - Transplant Network

Oscar - Commercial Exchange

Imperial Health - Commercial (Exchange)

Provider Network of America - Commercial (All Products)

Entrust - Third Party Administrator

SANA Benefits - Commercial (All Products)

HMA LLC - Third Party Administrator

Aetna Health - Commercial (HMO, Managed Choice POS, Meritain, Open Choice PPO)

Allied Benefit Systems - Third Party Administrator

Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial (Multiple Payers)

Universal Benefits Consortium (Allegiance) - Direct Contract with TPA/Broker for select ISDs

Private Healthcare Systems - Commercial (All Products)

Aetna Health - Commercial (QPOS, SAISD, Select)

Injury Management Organization - Workers Compensation

Benefit Administrative Systems - Third Party Administrator

Tokio Marine - Transplant Network

Group and Pension Administrators - Third Party Administrator

EBSO Benefits - Third Party Administrator

Aetna Health - Commercial (Choice POS II, Elect Choice EPO, Exchange (Silver/Gold HMO))

Allegiance - Universal Benefits Consortium

Interlink - Transplant Network

Independent Medical Systems - Workers Compensation

Lucent Health - Third Party Administrator

Imagine 360 - Third Party Administrator

Curative - Commercial (All Products)

Aetna Health - Transplant ONLY

Insurance Accepted

Veterans Administration - Governmental

Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial (PPO)

Ancira Enterprises - Direct Employer

WebTPA - Third Party Administrator

International Benefits Administrators - Third Party Administrator

Gilsbar - Third Party Administrator

University of Incarnate Word - Direct Contact with Employer

Scott & White Health Plan - Commercial (Exchange, HMO, PPO)

LifeTrac - Transplant Network

90 Degree Benefits - Third Party Administrator

Point Comfort Underwriters - Refugee Medical Assistance (Adults, Children)

Aetna Better Health - CHIP/CHIP Perinate Newborn

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie, Inc.	$412,136 Viekira $134,949	Lupron $56,242	Mavyret $27,664	Kaletra $4,660	ABT 450 333 072 267 $2,647	Other $185,974
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd	$214,970 XIFAXAN 550 MG TABLETS $167,192	Xifaxan 550 mg $36,219	XIFAXAN $10,500	XIFAXAN - 550MG $1,059
Gilead Sciences Inc	$200,350 Viread $36,324	Harvoni $33,981	Epclusa $27,459	Vemlidy $19,827	Sovaldi $18,403	Other $64,355
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$91,532 DAKLINZA $42,203	OPDIVO $20,086	BARACLUDE $24	$29,219
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$69,666 NON-PRODUCT $35,342	ZEPATIER $23,326	VICTRELIS $103	$10,894
Other	$216,855 XIFAXAN $72,228	OLYSIO $58,100	Pegasys $32,510	INCIVEK $7,752	Ribapak-Ribasphere Tablets $5,784	Other $40,482

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$404,210
Consulting Fee	$368,057
Honoraria	$198,769
Travel and Lodging	$148,727
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$53,700
Other	$32,045

Research Payments

Dr. Fred F. Poordad, MD has received 414 research payments totaling $19,456,783.

Biography

Dr. Fred Poordad is a specialist in adult gastroenterology and transplant hepatology (liver transplant medicine). He works in San Antonio, TX, Austin, TX, and Cedar Park, TX. He obtained his medical school training at the University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry and performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with Northeastern Ohio Universities. Dr. Poordad is an in-network provider for several insurance carriers, including Trustmark, Blue California, and Coventry. He has received the following distinctions: Texas Super Doctors and Southern California Super Doctors. He is affiliated with CommuniCare, CHRISTUS Health, and the University Health.