Amado Javier Zurita-Saavedra, M.D.
Medical Oncology Physician · Houston, TX
Amado Javier Zurita-Saavedra, M.D. is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1023168168, issued on Jan 11, 2007. Check the license (Texas N7768, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amado Javier Zurita-Saavedra
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- N7768 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 792-6161
- Enumerated
- Jan 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 193444001 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070717000215); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1515 Holcombe Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Karim Abdeldaem, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1558056200
Verify Amado Javier Zurita-Saavedra in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N7768Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical oncology physician in 2024
1,060 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone167 claims
- Abiraterone Acetate166 claims
- Orgovyx131 claims
- Xtandi107 claims
- Nubeqa105 claims
- Cabometyx28 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): 81.4 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,708.98
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exelixis Inc. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Physicians Referral ServiceHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Amado Javier Zurita-Saavedra among 547 medical oncology physician records in Texas
Amado Javier Zurita-Saavedra, M.D. is one of 547 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2000 among the 414 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X 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 Amado Javier Zurita-Saavedra, M.D.'s NPI number?
Amado Javier Zurita-Saavedra, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023168168, issued on Jan 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amado Javier Zurita-Saavedra, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amado Javier Zurita-Saavedra, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N7768, 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 Amado Javier Zurita-Saavedra, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amado Javier Zurita-Saavedra, M.D. had 1,060 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Amado Javier Zurita-Saavedra, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 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.