At a glance
CDC 2022- Transfers using a carrier
- 5% U.S. 4.7%
- Carrier transfers / yr
- ≈46 estimated
- Rank by carrier volume
- #44 of 450
- Services
- CarrierDonor eggEgg freezing
- Medical director
- Timothy N. Hickman, MD
- SART · Lab
- Member · Verified
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Reproductive endocrinology & IVF · Houston, TX
CCRM Fertility of Houston reports to the CDC as one program covering 3 locations. The figures on this page are program-wide; each location's doctors are listed below.
CCRM Fertility of Houston is a fertility clinic in Houston, Texas, with three offices: Houston (929 Gessner Rd), Texas Medical Center (7400 Fannin Street) and Sugar Land. It reported 2,157 cycles in CDC reporting year 2022; an estimated 46 of its 954 embryo transfers used a gestational carrier, about 4.8%.
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Share of transfers using a carrier, by patient age (2022)
Dark: CCRM Fertility of Houston · Light: U.S. average
Three-year trend, share of transfers using a carrier
| Patient age | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | U.S. 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <35 | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| 35-37 | 2% | 5% | 5% | 4% |
| 38-40 | 8% | 1% | 2% | 5% |
| >40 | 8% | 11% | 11% | 10% |
| All ages | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% |
Total transfers (all egg sources, the CDC's denominator): 2020: 705 · 2021: 896 · 2022: 954
Volume estimate = the CDC's reported all-ages share of transfers that used a gestational carrier × the program's total transfers (the transfer count the CDC uses as that share's denominator). Where the CDC suppressed the all-ages share, the age-group shares are used instead and the tile says so.
For egg donation intended parents
Live births per transfer, donor egg cycles (2022)
87 transfers
Nearly all donor-egg transfers today are frozen embryo transfers — the embryo is frozen for genetic testing or scheduling whether the eggs were fresh or banked — so that is the figure to compare.
Share of cycles using donor eggs or embryos, by patient age
| Patient age | CCRM Fertility of Houston | U.S. 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| <35 | 0% | 2% |
| 35-37 | 2% | 3% |
| 38-40 | 3% | 5% |
| >40 | 17% | 21% |
Egg freezing services: Yes
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Locations & doctors
Showing all 3 locations. Select a location to see its address, whether it has its own lab, and the doctors who practice there.
Reproductive endocrinologists
Timothy Hickman, MD
Founding Partner and Medical Director
NPI 1720001266
Rashmi Kudesia, MD
Reproductive Endocrinologist
NPI 1073773032
Katherine McKnight, MD
Reproductive Endocrinologist
NPI 1972711547
Beth Zhou, MD
Reproductive Endocrinologist
NPI 1558748186
NPI Registry and the clinic's website. Listing is factual and public. Physicians may request a correction or removal at any time.
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Questions about CCRM Fertility of Houston
Does CCRM Fertility of Houston do gestational carrier cycles, and how many?
Yes, at about the same rate as U.S. clinics as a whole. The CDC's figures give an estimated 46 transfers with a gestational carrier in 2022, 37 in 2021 and 30 in 2020, out of 954 embryo transfers in 2022. The number has risen each year, along with the clinic's total transfers. The 2022 share is about 4.8%; across all U.S. clinics the figure is about 5%.
What are CCRM Fertility of Houston's results with donor eggs?
CCRM Fertility of Houston reported 87 transfers in donor egg cycles for 2022. With frozen embryos from donor eggs, 51% of transfers led to a live birth (U.S.: 45%).
Is CCRM Fertility of Houston the same clinic as Houston IVF?
Yes. This page lists the clinic under the name its website uses today, CCRM Fertility of Houston. The CDC registers the program as “Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston”, and its reports show that name; the name Houston IVF does not appear on the clinic's website.
Sources
- CDC ART Success Rates: Clinic Services & Profiles (2022) — CDC National ART Surveillance System (NASS), 2022 reporting year, dataset ix4g-rt8v
- CDC ART Success Rates: Patient & Cycle Characteristics (2022) — CDC National ART Surveillance System (NASS), 2022 reporting year, dataset wrev-kwxu
- CDC ART Success Rates: Success Rates (2022) — CDC National ART Surveillance System (NASS), 2022 reporting year, dataset cchw-gdwa
- CDC ART Success Rates: Summary (2022) — CDC National ART Surveillance System (NASS), 2022 reporting year, dataset 9tjt-seye
- NPPES NPI Registry — CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System — physician roster
- CDC National ART Surveillance System clinic datasets for Houston IVF dba, CCRM Houston (clinic ID 33), reporting years 2020–2022.
- NPPES NPI Registry, physicians with taxonomy 207VE0102X at the clinic's addresses.
- CCRM Fertility of Houston website.
- Reporting year 2022 is the most recent published by the CDC.
- CDC datasets are published with a lag of several years, and the field has since seen many mergers, acquisitions and renamings. We update each clinic’s current name, network and offices from its own website as best we can, but details may be out of date (the CDC-registered name appears in the citation above). Clinics may request corrections at any time.
- The gestational carrier volume is an estimate from the CDC’s own figures for the reporting year shown — an indication of scale, not a current or exact count.
- Ivy Surrogacy is an independent agency; this listing does not imply affiliation with or endorsement by CCRM Fertility of Houston unless stated.
- Informational only, not medical advice; clinics are not ranked by success rate.
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