Chia Arif, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Chia Arif, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1205455581, issued on Apr 15, 2020. Check the license (Texas W4413, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chia Arif
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- W4413 TX
ME165691 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6363 San Felipe St Ste 150, Houston, TX 77057
- Phone
- (713) 798-2500
- Enumerated
- Apr 15, 2020
- Record last updated
- Apr 6, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240226004173); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chia Arif in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license W4413Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,958 Medicare Part D claims for 479 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. 81 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium325 claims
- Losartan Potassium182 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate167 claims
- Metformin Hcl151 claims
- Ozempic123 claims
- Lisinopril121 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Metro Health IncOrlando, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chia Arif among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Chia Arif, 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 2020, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 Chia Arif, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chia Arif, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205455581, issued on Apr 15, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chia Arif, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6363 San Felipe St Ste 150, Houston, TX, 77057. Phone: (713) 798-2500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chia Arif, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number W4413, 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 Chia Arif, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chia Arif, M.D. had 3,958 Medicare Part D claims for 479 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.