NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bassam Ahmad Hamid, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Baytown, TX

Bassam Ahmad Hamid, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Baytown, Texas, and NPI 1902913064, issued on Aug 24, 2006. Check the license (Texas J8261, 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
1902913064
Name
Bassam Ahmad Hamid
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
J8261 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2802 Garth RD Ste 203, Baytown, TX 77521
Phone
(281) 427-2149
Enumerated
Aug 24, 2006
Record last updated
May 30, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(281) 427-4390
Medicaid IDs
136448106 TX
136448108 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110621000311); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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61% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,118 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 184 claims were for opioids.

  1. Bassam Hamid5,118
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium252 claims
  2. Irbesartan222 claims
  3. Duloxetine Hcl204 claims
  4. Pioglitazone Hcl200 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium150 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate143 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: $192.08

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bassam Hamid$192.08
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bassam Ahmad Hamid among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Bassam Ahmad Hamid, MD 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
  • Graduated1985 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 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).

14 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Baytown

They are 14 of the 1,189 NPPES records with a practice address in Baytown, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lorenzo Bortolotti, MDBaytown, TX 775211215976238
  2. Kamran Khan, MDBaytown, TX 775211053339416
  3. Shehpar Khan, M.D.Baytown, TX 775211356572945
  4. Anand Narayanan, MDBaytown, TX 775211215467923
  5. Tina Pariani, D.O.Baytown, TX 775211083845523
  6. Medha Sharma, DOBaytown, TX 775211689178501
  7. George Shelton, M.D., M.P.P.Baytown, TX 775211235454158
  8. Min Shen, MDBaytown, TX 775211922356385

Common questions

What is Bassam Ahmad Hamid, MD's NPI number?

Bassam Ahmad Hamid, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902913064, issued on Aug 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bassam Ahmad Hamid, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2802 Garth RD Ste 203, Baytown, TX, 77521. Phone: (281) 427-2149. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bassam Ahmad Hamid, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J8261, 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 Bassam Ahmad Hamid, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bassam Ahmad Hamid, MD had 5,118 Medicare Part D claims for 251 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.