Dr. Alok Makam, MD

Dr. Makam practices at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas, part of The University of Texas System.

Dr. Makam's NPI, 1073806543, was assigned on May 17, 2011. Dr. Makam graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Makam holds Texas license Q0668.

Dr. Makam's primary practice is John Sealy Hospital, at 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555 in Galveston County. The practice phone is (409) 772-1011.

Dr. Makam's primary practice is John Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas, part of The University of Texas System. The medical group on file is UTMB Faculty Group Practice. Dmand AI also links Dr. Makam to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Makam practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Anesthesiology is Dr. Makam's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207L00000X. Dr. Makam is board certified in adult cardiac anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Makam's licenses on file in 5 states: Texas, Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and North Carolina.

CMS data shows 330 Medicare services from Dr. Makam across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 208 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $27,465 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 208 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Makam in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 90 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.87, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Makam's median patient age at 72, with 52% women.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Makam for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Makam accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 10 general payments to Dr. Makam from 5 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Halyard Health, Inc. paid the most, $134.

Dr. Makam graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 2006.

Dr. Makam is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.