NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Faisal A. Arain, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Houston, TX

Faisal A. Arain, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1144227752, issued on Jun 29, 2005. Check the license (Texas N4256, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144227752
Name
Faisal A. Arain
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
N4256 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
13325 Hargrave RD, Houston, TX 77070
Phone
(281) 955-7863
Enumerated
Jun 29, 2005
Record last updated
May 10, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(281) 477-8832
Medicaid ID
891348K NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110208001080); 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 13325 Hargrave RD

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

  1. Zohair Abbas, MDRheumatology Physician1598944027
  2. Ashley McDermott, AUD.Audiologist1831457928
  3. Honorine Mufuwah, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1568814416
  4. Melissa Newberry, OTROccupational Therapist1396001384
  5. Joanna Roberts, MS,CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1801451109
  6. Aditya Samal, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1790744399

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3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

2,980 Medicare Part D claims for 550 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Faisal Arain2,980
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate313 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium214 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium189 claims
  4. Furosemide188 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium172 claims
  6. Carvedilol164 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.6 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 score95.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%73.4
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $662.05

23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teleflex LLC. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Faisal Arain$662.05
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. Heart Care Center OF Northwest Houston PAHouston, TX

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

Faisal A. Arain among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas

Faisal A. Arain, M.D. is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 80% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 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 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ravinder Agusala, MDHouston, TX 770701548276397
  2. Mukarram Baig, M.D.Houston, TX 770701073518569
  3. Nidal Buheis, M.D.Houston, TX 770701861409278
  4. Ismail Dairywala, MDHouston, TX 770701346230976
  5. Rupin Kadakia, M.D.Houston, TX 770701841295334
  6. Mohammed Khan, MDHouston, TX 770701932170149
  7. Tulsidas Kuruvanka, M.D.Houston, TX 770701437312584
  8. Anton Nielsen, M.D.Houston, TX 770701457315632

Common questions

What is Faisal A. Arain, M.D.'s NPI number?

Faisal A. Arain, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144227752, issued on Jun 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Faisal A. Arain, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13325 Hargrave RD, Houston, TX, 77070. Phone: (281) 955-7863. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Faisal A. Arain, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N4256, 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 Faisal A. Arain, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Faisal A. Arain, M.D. had 2,980 Medicare Part D claims for 550 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Faisal A. Arain, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 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.

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