Eric J. Faust, MD
Nephrology Physician · Houston, TX
Eric J. Faust, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1306862396, issued on Jul 14, 2006. Check the license (Texas H6208, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric J. Faust
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- H6208 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8876 Gulf Fwy Ste 215, Houston, TX 77017
- Phone
- (713) 947-9509
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 3, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 947-0609
- Medicaid ID
- 093668401 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101025000096); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Eric J. Faust in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H6208Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
554 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Sevelamer Carbonate88 claims
- Furosemide52 claims
- Velphoro42 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate20 claims
- Carvedilol20 claims
- Veltassa19 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: $27.03
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Renal Specialists OF Houston, PAWebster, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric J. Faust among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Eric J. Faust, MD is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Camilo Barcenas, MDHouston, TX 770171932125929
- Jennifer Finch, MDHouston, TX 770171225053879
- Salman Khan, MDHouston, TX 770171104842095
- Robert Leggington, MDHouston, TX 770171790704666
- Bilal Moukaddem, MDHouston, TX 770171497771489
- Henry Muniz, MDHouston, TX 770171023034014
Common questions
What is Eric J. Faust, MD's NPI number?
Eric J. Faust, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306862396, issued on Jul 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric J. Faust, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8876 Gulf Fwy Ste 215, Houston, TX, 77017. Phone: (713) 947-9509. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric J. Faust, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H6208, 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 Eric J. Faust, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric J. Faust, MD had 554 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.