NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Essam A. Girgawy, MD

Infectious Disease Physician · Houston, TX

Essam A. Girgawy, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1164529681, issued on Sep 19, 2006. Check the license (Texas L6398, 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
1164529681
Name
Essam A. Girgawy
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
L6398 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1125 Cypress Station Dr, Houston, TX 77090
Phone
(281) 587-8777
Enumerated
Sep 19, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 16, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(281) 587-2577
Medicaid ID
1669905-02 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040712001307); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1125 Cypress Station Dr

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

  1. Khawaja Azimuddin, M.D.Surgery Physician1811946478
  2. Mohsin Bajwa, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1497743462
  3. Jake Duong, D.M.D., P.A.General Practice Dentistry1598864464
  4. Salah Ghobrial, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1518955525
  5. Rishi Hingorani, DOFamily Medicine Physician1063511608
  6. Padmavati Kumashi, MDInfectious Disease Physician1033216643

Verify Essam A. Girgawy 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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

43 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Essam Girgawy43
  2. Specialty average689

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Essam Girgawy MD PAKingwood, TX

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

Essam A. Girgawy among 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas

Essam A. Girgawy, MD is one of 674 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1980 · median 2002 among the 510 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Luis Castillo, M.D.Houston, TX 770901407907793
  2. Hana Chung, MSN,RN,AGNP-CHouston, TX 770901841851540
  3. Padmavati Kumashi, MDHouston, TX 770901033216643
  4. Ximena Millan, M.D.Houston, TX 770901063576015
  5. Hussain Ahmad, M.D.Houston, TX 770891841337128
  6. Muhammad Khan, MDHouston, TX 770891710025556
  7. Fasiha Klair, MDHouston, TX 770891619464153
  8. David Huang, MD, PHDHouston, TX 770791215943865

Common questions

What is Essam A. Girgawy, MD's NPI number?

Essam A. Girgawy, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164529681, issued on Sep 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Essam A. Girgawy, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1125 Cypress Station Dr, Houston, TX, 77090. Phone: (281) 587-8777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Essam A. Girgawy, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L6398, 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 Essam A. Girgawy, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Essam A. Girgawy, MD had 43 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.

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