Akbar Amirafshari, MD
Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Akbar Amirafshari, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1417180324, issued on Aug 26, 2009. Check the license (Texas N7389, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akbar Amirafshari
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- N7389 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2418 Nantucket Dr Unit C, Houston, TX 77057
- Phone
- (713) 478-9647
- Enumerated
- Aug 26, 2009
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 370-7691
- Medicaid ID
- 283634810 TX
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Akbar Amirafshari in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N7389Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
153 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen20 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine17 claims
- Azithromycin15 claims
- Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen13 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim12 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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.
Akbar Amirafshari among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Akbar Amirafshari, MD 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 2009, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 59% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 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.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brian Mirza, MDHouston, TX 770571164522231
- Ahmed Ali, M.D.Houston, TX 770581730610866
- Richard Ehlers, M.D.Houston, TX 770581821098526
- David Mason, M.D.Houston, TX 770581689679540
- Carlos Puig, DOHouston, TX 770561497884316
- Michelino Scarlata, M.D.Houston, TX 770581508096413
- Felix Spiegel, M.D.Houston, TX 770561013051960
- Kyle Stephens, MDHouston, TX 770581700084522
Common questions
What is Akbar Amirafshari, MD's NPI number?
Akbar Amirafshari, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417180324, issued on Aug 26, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akbar Amirafshari, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2418 Nantucket Dr Unit C, Houston, TX, 77057. Phone: (713) 478-9647. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akbar Amirafshari, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N7389, 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 Akbar Amirafshari, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Akbar Amirafshari, MD had 153 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.