NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Asra Ali, M.D.

Dermatology Physician · Houston, TX

Asra Ali, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1144260217, issued on Jun 7, 2006. Check the license (Texas K5442, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144260217
Name
Asra Ali
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
License number
K5442 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9225 Katy Fwy Ste 404, Houston, TX 77024
Phone
(832) 572-5533
Enumerated
Jun 7, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 18, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(832) 975-0336
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070925000648); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1997
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024

848 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Asra Ali848
  2. Specialty average797

Most prescribed

  1. Triamcinolone Acetonide111 claims
  2. Ketoconazole75 claims
  3. Hydrocortisone56 claims
  4. Doxycycline Hyclate54 claims
  5. Mupirocin49 claims
  6. Ammonium Lactate43 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $3,226.62

167 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Asra Ali$3,226.62
  2. Specialty average$8,544.61

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. Dermatology Management Services PLLCHouston, TX
  2. Skin Care Specialists, PLLCSugar Land, TX

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

Asra Ali among 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas

Asra Ali, M.D. is one of 1,172 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2008 among the 926 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Dermatology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas.

The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Karrie Amor, M.D.Houston, TX 770241053576231
  2. Bradley Beckman, MDHouston, TX 770241720088461
  3. Komal Chopra Stoerr, MDHouston, TX 770241063443216
  4. Jan Fuerst, MDHouston, TX 770241669487526
  5. Myrna Ovadia Gabbay, M.D.Houston, TX 770241629025366
  6. Allison Metzinger, M.D.Houston, TX 770241710007778
  7. Jan Miller Schwartz, M.D.Houston, TX 770241952403677
  8. Catherine Papasakelariou, M.D.Houston, TX 770241679890313

Common questions

What is Asra Ali, M.D.'s NPI number?

Asra Ali, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144260217, issued on Jun 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Asra Ali, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9225 Katy Fwy Ste 404, Houston, TX, 77024. Phone: (832) 572-5533. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Asra Ali, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K5442, 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 Asra Ali, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Asra Ali, M.D. had 848 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.