Effie Zhu Rahman, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Bellaire, TX
Effie Zhu Rahman, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Bellaire, Texas, and NPI 1154777969, issued on May 11, 2016. Check the license (Texas T4830, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Effie Zhu Rahman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- T4830 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4460 Bissonnet St Ste 200, Bellaire, TX 77401
- Phone
- (713) 524-3434
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2016
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2022
- Fax
- (713) 524-3220
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220322001054); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4460 Bissonnet St Ste 200
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Verify Effie Zhu Rahman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license T4830Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
500 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate138 claims
- Moxifloxacin63 claims
- Timolol Maleate50 claims
- Erythromycin49 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine47 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate41 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: $12,649.02
73 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Retina Consultants OF Houston PLLCBellaire, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Effie Zhu Rahman among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Effie Zhu Rahman, MD is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 83% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Bellaire
They are 27 of the 1,159 NPPES records with a practice address in Bellaire, and 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.
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- Bruce January, M.D.Bellaire, TX 774011154438927
- Kelly Larkin, MDBellaire, TX 774011497040471
- Mark Mayo, MDBellaire, TX 774011538144423
- Mirwat Sami, MDBellaire, TX 774011194980557
Common questions
What is Effie Zhu Rahman, MD's NPI number?
Effie Zhu Rahman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154777969, issued on May 11, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Effie Zhu Rahman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4460 Bissonnet St Ste 200, Bellaire, TX, 77401. Phone: (713) 524-3434. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Effie Zhu Rahman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number T4830, 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 Effie Zhu Rahman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Effie Zhu Rahman, MD had 500 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.