NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Elliot Amponsah Asare, MD

Surgery Physician · Houston, TX

Elliot Amponsah Asare, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1972828333, issued on Mar 29, 2010. Check the license (Texas R1167, 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
1972828333
Name
Elliot Amponsah Asare
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
R1167 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 792-6161
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2010
Record last updated
Oct 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
386343301 TX
386343302 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190930001994); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Howard University College Of Medicine, 2010
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 1515 Holcombe Blvd

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

  1. Ashley Aaroe, MDNeurology Physician1902295793
  2. Linda Abad, PA-CPhysician Assistant1063928240
  3. Cynthia Abarado, RN, GNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1851471049
  4. Hussein Abbas, MD, PHDInternal Medicine Physician1609220532
  5. James Abbruzzese, M.D.Medical Oncology Physician1134233224
  6. Karim Abdeldaem, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1558056200

Verify Elliot Amponsah Asare 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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83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

25 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Elliot Asare25
  2. Specialty average147

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: $68.65

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Elliot Asare$68.65
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. University OF Utah Adult ServicesSalt Lake City, UT

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

Elliot Amponsah Asare among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas

Elliot Amponsah Asare, MD is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 61% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Andrassy, M.D.Houston, TX 770301184665820
  2. Barbara Bass, M.D., F.A.C.SHouston, TX 770301881632636
  3. Richard Caplan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301831170166
  4. Richard Geis, M.D.Houston, TX 770301891756532
  5. Steven HammermanHouston, TX 770301649268236
  6. Samer Mattar, MDHouston, TX 770301861466708
  7. Hemangshu Podder, M.D.Houston, TX 770301407885163
  8. Patrick Reardon, MDHouston, TX 770301649270265

Common questions

What is Elliot Amponsah Asare, MD's NPI number?

Elliot Amponsah Asare, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972828333, issued on Mar 29, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Elliot Amponsah Asare, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Elliot Amponsah Asare, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R1167, 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 Elliot Amponsah Asare, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Elliot Amponsah Asare, MD had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.