NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ahmed Mohamed Said Ali, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Houston, TX

Ahmed Mohamed Said Ali, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1730610866, issued on Mar 21, 2017. Check the license (Texas U5060, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1730610866
Name
Ahmed Mohamed Said Ali
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
U5060 TX
2022-01301 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
18123 Upper Bay RD Ste 400, Houston, TX 77058
Phone
(281) 333-1703
Enumerated
Mar 21, 2017
Record last updated
Sep 8, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231101001224); accepts Medicare assignment
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 18123 Upper Bay RD Ste 400

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

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  2. Bingzhong Chen, M.D.Neurology Physician1306058292
  3. Muhammad Farooqui, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1356768303
  4. Donna JoseRheumatology Physician1093169831
  5. Ellen Li, PA-CPhysician Assistant1437976990
  6. Saima Manzoor, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1629432984

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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66% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

244 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ahmed Ali244
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Metformin Hcl29 claims
  2. Topiramate29 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl26 claims
  4. Ibuprofen23 claims
  5. Omeprazole19 claims
  6. Ondansetron Odt11 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score93.9
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%95.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $3,693.74

34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ahmed Ali$3,693.74
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
  2. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX

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

Ahmed Mohamed Said Ali among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas

Ahmed Mohamed Said Ali, M.D. is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Ehlers, M.D.Houston, TX 770581821098526
  2. David Mason, M.D.Houston, TX 770581689679540
  3. Michelino Scarlata, M.D.Houston, TX 770581508096413
  4. Kyle Stephens, MDHouston, TX 770581700084522
  5. Larry Watson, M.D.Houston, TX 770581174551402
  6. Govardhana Yannam, MDHouston, TX 770581023208949
  7. Akbar Amirafshari, MDHouston, TX 770571417180324
  8. Brian Mirza, MDHouston, TX 770571164522231

Common questions

What is Ahmed Mohamed Said Ali, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ahmed Mohamed Said Ali, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730610866, issued on Mar 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ahmed Mohamed Said Ali, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18123 Upper Bay RD Ste 400, Houston, TX, 77058. Phone: (281) 333-1703. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ahmed Mohamed Said Ali, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number U5060, 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 Ahmed Mohamed Said Ali, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ahmed Mohamed Said Ali, M.D. had 244 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ahmed Mohamed Said Ali, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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