Elaine A. Shehata, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Houston, TX
Elaine A. Shehata, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1912341272, issued on Apr 17, 2013. Check the license (Texas R9432, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elaine A. Shehata
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- R9432 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18220 State Highway 249 Ste 490, Houston, TX 77070
- Phone
- (281) 737-0587
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2013
- Record last updated
- Mar 12, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190510001393); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 18220 State Highway 249 Ste 490
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Elaine A. Shehata in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R9432Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average hospitalist physician in 2024
520 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Tartrate27 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium24 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen22 claims
- Carvedilol20 claims
- Cefdinir20 claims
- Eliquis20 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: $23.93
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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 2 group practices
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elaine A. Shehata among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas
Elaine A. Shehata, M.D. is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 42% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Texas
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Common questions
What is Elaine A. Shehata, M.D.'s NPI number?
Elaine A. Shehata, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912341272, issued on Apr 17, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elaine A. Shehata, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18220 State Highway 249 Ste 490, Houston, TX, 77070. Phone: (281) 737-0587. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elaine A. Shehata, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R9432, 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 Elaine A. Shehata, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elaine A. Shehata, M.D. had 520 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.