NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Adel A. Wassef, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX

Adel A. Wassef, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1609858521, issued on Nov 16, 2005. Check the license (Texas H1238, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609858521
Name
Adel A. Wassef
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
H1238 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2800 S Macgregor Way, Houston, TX 77021
Phone
(713) 741-5000
Enumerated
Nov 16, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 27, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 741-5049
Medicaid ID
135942402 TX
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2800 S Macgregor Way

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Zargham Abbas, MDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1689135303
  2. Myreb AkaninworCommunity Health/Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1134970387
  3. Wualu AltamiraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902766678
  4. Elaheh Ashtari, PSY.DPsychologist1952773335
  5. Annie Benjamin, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1770829749
  6. Dyna Benson, APRN, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1104536655

Verify Adel A. Wassef in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

856 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Adel Wassef856
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Duloxetine Hcl147 claims
  2. Bupropion Xl130 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl87 claims
  4. Amitriptyline Hcl54 claims
  5. Sertraline Hcl53 claims
  6. Oxcarbazepine47 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Adel A. Wassef among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas

Adel A. Wassef, M.D. is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas

There are 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Katherine Cowan, M.D.Houston, TX 770211114908464
  2. Jose Fernandez, M.D.Houston, TX 770211437130788
  3. Jonathan Findley, M.D.Houston, TX 770211720213135
  4. Nelson Gruber, M.D.Houston, TX 770211679554158
  5. Pushpa Gummattira, M.D.Houston, TX 770211316928815
  6. Nesreen Ibrahim, MDHouston, TX 770211134384860
  7. Svetlana Malkina, M.D.Houston, TX 770211972585057
  8. Ann Saunders, M.D.Houston, TX 770211891777819

Common questions

What is Adel A. Wassef, M.D.'s NPI number?

Adel A. Wassef, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609858521, issued on Nov 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Adel A. Wassef, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2800 S Macgregor Way, Houston, TX, 77021. Phone: (713) 741-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Adel A. Wassef, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number H1238, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Adel A. Wassef, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Adel A. Wassef, M.D. had 856 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.