Alfred Joshua Paz, DO
Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Alfred Joshua Paz, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1417417072, issued on Mar 20, 2019. Check the license (Texas U3979, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alfred Joshua Paz
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- U3979 TX
DO3115 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11800 Astoria Blvd, Houston, TX 77089
- Phone
- (281) 929-6184
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2019
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240716001557); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alfred Joshua Paz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U3979Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
238 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium14 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl12 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 58.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Memorial Hermann Medical GroupHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alfred Joshua Paz among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Alfred Joshua Paz, DO 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 2019, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
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Common questions
What is Alfred Joshua Paz, DO's NPI number?
Alfred Joshua Paz, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417417072, issued on Mar 20, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alfred Joshua Paz, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11800 Astoria Blvd, Houston, TX, 77089. Phone: (281) 929-6184. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alfred Joshua Paz, DO's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U3979, 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 Alfred Joshua Paz, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alfred Joshua Paz, DO had 238 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alfred Joshua Paz, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 58.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.
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.