NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Damiano Giuseppe Barone, MD, PHD, FRCS

Neurological Surgery Physician · Houston, TX

Damiano Giuseppe Barone, MD, PHD, FRCS is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1952186579, issued on Aug 30, 2023. Check the license (Texas 48777, 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
1952186579
Name
Damiano Giuseppe Barone
Credential
MD, PHD, FRCS
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
48777 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6560 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(346) 510-6200
Enumerated
Aug 30, 2023
Record last updated
Sep 29, 2025
Fax
(346) 510-6200
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241016001158); 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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Also registered at 6560 Fannin St

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

  1. Guelbert Abellana, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1457605156
  2. Ahmed Albayar, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417694142
  3. Alfonso Aldama, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1164415170
  4. David Alfi, D.D.S., M.D.Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1245424019
  5. Eugene Alford, MDOtolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician1093700387
  6. Rakshanda Aslam, MDInternal Medicine Physician1720260268

Verify Damiano Giuseppe Barone in five checks

  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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Industry payments in 2024: $3,224.78

23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neuropace, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Damiano Giuseppe Barone$3,225
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
  2. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCBellaire, TX

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

Damiano Giuseppe Barone among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas

Damiano Giuseppe Barone, MD, PHD, FRCS is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 97% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 97% of these records are older, 2% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alfonso Aldama, MDHouston, TX 770301164415170
  2. David Cech, MDHouston, TX 770301548254667
  3. Bruce Ehni, MDHouston, TX 770301205820446
  4. Richard Harper, MDHouston, TX 770301174516116
  5. Paul Holman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301386698314
  6. Dong Kim, MDHouston, TX 770301043292550
  7. Thomas Luerssen, M.D.Houston, TX 770301245233808
  8. Jacques Morcos, M.D., F.R.C.S.Houston, TX 770301205899937

Common questions

What is Damiano Giuseppe Barone, MD, PHD, FRCS's NPI number?

Damiano Giuseppe Barone, MD, PHD, FRCS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952186579, issued on Aug 30, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Damiano Giuseppe Barone, MD, PHD, FRCS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6560 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (346) 510-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Damiano Giuseppe Barone, MD, PHD, FRCS's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 48777, 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.