Amer Zaheer, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Amer Zaheer, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1942397278, issued on Oct 6, 2006. Check the license (Texas K1961, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amer Zaheer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- K1961 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5152 Huckleberry Cir, Houston, TX 77056
- Phone
- (832) 661-6557
- Enumerated
- Oct 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 5, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 0312696-01 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080104000474); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Amer Zaheer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K1961Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
614 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 54 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen29 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate27 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium20 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium19 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate17 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17 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.
Amer Zaheer among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Amer Zaheer, M.D. 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
- Graduated1990 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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.
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Common questions
What is Amer Zaheer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Amer Zaheer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942397278, issued on Oct 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amer Zaheer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5152 Huckleberry Cir, Houston, TX, 77056. Phone: (832) 661-6557. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amer Zaheer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K1961, 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 Amer Zaheer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amer Zaheer, M.D. had 614 Medicare Part D claims for 163 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.