Dr. Stephen J. Pickett, MD

Dr. Pickett practices at Houston Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery Center in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Pickett's NPI, 1417336199, was assigned on May 27, 2015. Dr. Pickett graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Pickett holds Texas license BP10052930.

Dr. Pickett's primary practice is Houston Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery Center, at 6400 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 791-0700.

Dr. Pickett's primary practice is Houston Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Pickett is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center. The medical group on file is Houston Cardiovascular Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pickett to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 physician office and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pickett practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Pickett's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Pickett is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Pickett is licensed in Texas.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty, cardiac catheterization, leg revascularization, pacemaker or defibrillator implantation and pacemaker replacement among the conditions Dr. Pickett treats.

CMS data shows 6,376 Medicare services from Dr. Pickett across 37 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,096 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $750,060 for them.

CMS counts 1,096 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pickett in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 442 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.56, 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. Pickett's median patient age at 71, with 47% women.

In 2024, Dr. Pickett wrote 8,740 Medicare Part D claims for 987 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 8,441 of them, across 71 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,495,008 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,729 claims across 63 drugs.

Dr. Pickett accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 17 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Pickett, more than 44% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Pickett, published from 2016 to 2021. 2020 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Shift Work Schedule, Testosterone and Androgens. Dr. Pickett has published most often in Urology. Dr. Pickett's most frequent co-authors are Taylor Poteet Kohn, MD, Larry I. Lipshultz, MD and Jaden Rachel Schupp Kohn, MD, MPH.

CMS Open Payments shows 512 general payments to Dr. Pickett from 41 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 88% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $17,281.

Dr. Pickett graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 2015.

Dr. Pickett is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.