NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian Arenare, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Brian Arenare, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1205910684, issued on Oct 24, 2006. Check the license (Texas K5776, 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 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1205910684
Name
Brian Arenare
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
K5776 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2223 West Loop S, Houston, TX 77027
Phone
(713) 439-6000
Enumerated
Oct 24, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 3, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
144520701 TX
144520703 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080610000796); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Yale University School Of Medicine, 1983
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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Also registered at 2223 West Loop S

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kimberly Fields, ANPFamily Nurse Practitioner1578688024
  2. Carolyn Fruthaler, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1609892991
  3. Aisha Haynie, MD, MPAFamily Medicine Physician1003087230
  4. Herminia Palacio, MD, MPHInternal Medicine Physician1619022902
  5. Carlos Plasencia, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1619054400
  6. Umair Shah, MD, MPHInternal Medicine Physician1568569861

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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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. American Current Care PAHouston, TX

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

Brian Arenare among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Brian Arenare, 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
  • Graduated1983 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 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.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Srijhansi Adusumilli, M.D.Houston, TX 770271144260944
  2. Shezi Ali-Kirmani, MDHouston, TX 770271235123811
  3. Rene Del Valle, MDHouston, TX 770271669419966
  4. Michael Eisenberg, M.D.Houston, TX 770271609817162
  5. Nam Hoang, M.D.Houston, TX 770271578563524
  6. Terence Holmes, M.D.Houston, TX 770271134106651
  7. Scott Lisse, MDHouston, TX 770271346245818
  8. Shi-Tze Lu, M.D.Houston, TX 770271215932900

Common questions

What is Brian Arenare, MD's NPI number?

Brian Arenare, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205910684, issued on Oct 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian Arenare, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2223 West Loop S, Houston, TX, 77027. Phone: (713) 439-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian Arenare, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K5776, 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.

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.