Bassem Arab, MD
Nephrology Physician · San Antonio, TX
Bassem Arab, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1780116061, issued on Mar 28, 2017. Check the license (Texas T2552, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bassem Arab
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- T2552 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 Baltimore, San Antonio, TX 78215
- Phone
- (210) 228-0743
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220829000030); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 400 Baltimore
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Alfredo Fiallo, M.D.Nephrology Physician1417931031
- Elzbieta McMurtrie-Jayaram, M.D.Nephrology Physician1891770343
Verify Bassem Arab in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license T2552Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,368 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Nifedipine Er151 claims
- Losartan Potassium126 claims
- Lisinopril95 claims
- Farxiga93 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate92 claims
- Carvedilol67 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): 86.1 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: $1,252.60
55 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- San Antonio Kidney Disease Center Physicians Group, P.L.L.C.San Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bassem Arab among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Bassem Arab, MD is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 92% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
All 1,159 in Texas → Every provider in San Antonio → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nastaran Fathi, MDSan Antonio, TX 782151407957657
- Alfredo Fiallo, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782151417931031
- Terrance Fried, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782151154305787
- Elzbieta McMurtrie-Jayaram, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782151891770343
- Arturo Molina, MDSan Antonio, TX 782151285600882
- Sherryl Mitchell Hernandez, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782161578972089
- Gerardo Chica, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782171790760940
- Jeet Gandhi, MDSan Antonio, TX 782171649433780
Common questions
What is Bassem Arab, MD's NPI number?
Bassem Arab, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780116061, issued on Mar 28, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bassem Arab, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 Baltimore, San Antonio, TX, 78215. Phone: (210) 228-0743. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bassem Arab, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number T2552, 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 Bassem Arab, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bassem Arab, MD had 1,368 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bassem Arab, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.1 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.