NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Faaria Akbar Gowani, D.O.

Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician · Houston, TX

Faaria Akbar Gowani, D.O. is an anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1184030801, issued on Jul 2, 2014. Check the license (Texas T3957, 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 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1184030801
Name
Faaria Akbar Gowani
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician 207ZP0102X
License numbers
T3957 TX
3814 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 873-3200
Enumerated
Jul 2, 2014
Record last updated
Jan 3, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220104000038); 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 1504 Taub Loop

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

  1. Kelechi AbarikwuEmergency Medicine Physician1316527609
  2. Robert Abbitt, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1588165765
  3. Waleed Abdellatif, MBBCH, MSC, MSHPEDiagnostic Radiology Physician1629737770
  4. Roba Abousaway, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396689360
  5. Shiny AbrahamNurse Practitioner1669857124
  6. Christina Ackerman-Banks, MDMaternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1568840494

Verify Faaria Akbar Gowani 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%54.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX

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

Faaria Akbar Gowani among 1,424 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in Texas

Faaria Akbar Gowani, D.O. is one of 1,424 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2001 among the 864 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ZP0102X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,424 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in Texas.

The 8 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amin Alrahwan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301306827381
  2. Gustavo Ayala, M.D.Houston, TX 770301992709356
  3. Diego Fiorito, M.D.Houston, TX 770301184629586
  4. Jerry Goodman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301770553877
  5. Suyang Hao, MDHouston, TX 770301750371910
  6. Joseph Khoury, MDHouston, TX 770301013910108
  7. Pulin Kothari, M.D.Houston, TX 770301730184136
  8. Barbara Lines, MDHouston, TX 770301366447690

Common questions

What is Faaria Akbar Gowani, D.O.'s NPI number?

Faaria Akbar Gowani, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184030801, issued on Jul 2, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Faaria Akbar Gowani, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 873-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Faaria Akbar Gowani, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number T3957, 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.

What is Faaria Akbar Gowani, D.O.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.