NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Agha Sahir Saleem, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Agha Sahir Saleem, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1548347107, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (Texas J1481, 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
1548347107
Name
Agha Sahir Saleem
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
J1481 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1919 North Loop W, Houston, TX 77008
Phone
(713) 861-8889
Enumerated
Nov 1, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 20, 2025
Fax
(713) 861-1898
Medicaid ID
P000483G0 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090609000257); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1989
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1919 North Loop W

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

  1. Hany Ahmed, MDSpecialist1528038916
  2. David Davidson, P.T.Physical Therapist1720099393
  3. Kristen Garcia, MD PH.DFamily Medicine Physician1164858452
  4. Nandita Gupta, MDFamily Medicine Physician1952626434
  5. Alvin Ham, D.C.Chiropractor1154764843
  6. Carole Mackavey, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1588795710

Verify Agha Sahir Saleem 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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40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,892 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Agha Saleem1,892
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium200 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate157 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl107 claims
  4. Lisinopril76 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium74 claims
  6. Furosemide55 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group, PLLCHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Agha Sahir Saleem among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Agha Sahir Saleem, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,488 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,488 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Allison Blazek, M.D.Houston, TX 770081730289695
  2. Alicia Bordon, MDHouston, TX 770081629280177
  3. Mingfang Cheng, MDHouston, TX 770081417944943
  4. Ngan Thien Dao, D.O.Houston, TX 770081376830364
  5. Salim Gopalani, M.D.,Houston, TX 770081013983782
  6. Frene' Lacour-Chestnut, M.D.Houston, TX 770081316196884
  7. Salim Lakhani, M.DHouston, TX 770081972530939
  8. Dinesh Patel, M.DHouston, TX 770081427050772

Common questions

What is Agha Sahir Saleem, MD's NPI number?

Agha Sahir Saleem, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548347107, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Agha Sahir Saleem, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1919 North Loop W, Houston, TX, 77008. Phone: (713) 861-8889. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Agha Sahir Saleem, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J1481, 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 Agha Sahir Saleem, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Agha Sahir Saleem, MD had 1,892 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.