Emad H. Asham, MD
Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Emad H. Asham, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1659483287, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (Texas N1536, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Emad H. Asham
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- N1536 TX
A94629 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6560 Fannin St Ste 1630, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (832) 964-4001
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2026
- Fax
- (346) 299-9071
- Medicaid IDs
- 198049203 TX
00A946290 CA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260202003690); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6560 Fannin St Ste 1630
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Emad H. Asham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N1536Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Acetaminophen-Codeine18 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 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: $246.96
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. 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.
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
- Appalachian Regional Medical Associates IncBoone, NC
- Holy Rosary HealthcareMiles City, MT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Emad H. Asham among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Emad H. Asham, 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 1,350 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 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.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Andrassy, M.D.Houston, TX 770301184665820
- Barbara Bass, M.D., F.A.C.SHouston, TX 770301881632636
- Richard Caplan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301831170166
- Richard Geis, M.D.Houston, TX 770301891756532
- Steven HammermanHouston, TX 770301649268236
- Samer Mattar, MDHouston, TX 770301861466708
- Hemangshu Podder, M.D.Houston, TX 770301407885163
- Patrick Reardon, MDHouston, TX 770301649270265
Common questions
What is Emad H. Asham, MD's NPI number?
Emad H. Asham, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659483287, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Emad H. Asham, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6560 Fannin St Ste 1630, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (832) 964-4001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Emad H. Asham, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N1536, 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 Emad H. Asham, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Emad H. Asham, MD had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 37 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.