NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Faisal Ghazi Bakaeen, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Houston, TX

Faisal Ghazi Bakaeen, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1811908700, issued on Aug 10, 2006. Check the license (Texas M0008, 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
1811908700
Name
Faisal Ghazi Bakaeen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
M0008 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 794-7892
Enumerated
Aug 10, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 31, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
187241801 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040330000149); 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 2002 Holcombe Blvd

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

  1. Ahemad Ababor, PHARM DPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1538845698
  2. Arqam AbdaliPsychiatry Physician1730615337
  3. Whitney Abner, LMSWSocial Worker1639726300
  4. Rigat AbrahaPharmacist1508975418
  5. Legi Abraham, RNRegistered Nurse1730014226
  6. Melissa Abraham, LMSWSocial Worker1205358280

Verify Faisal Ghazi Bakaeen 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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Industry payments in 2024: $366.01

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medistim USA, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Faisal Bakaeen$366.01
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Faisal Ghazi Bakaeen among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas

Faisal Ghazi Bakaeen, MD is one of 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 79% 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 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 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 208G00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Texas

There are 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marvin Atkins, MDHouston, TX 770301730160706
  2. Steven Eisenberg, M.D.Houston, TX 770301073512513
  3. Jonathan Ho, MDHouston, TX 770301417949264
  4. Gerald Lawrie, MDHouston, TX 770301457351074
  5. Thomas Macgillivray, MDHouston, TX 770301184605354
  6. Walter Ohara, MDHouston, TX 770301376541789
  7. Octavio Pajaro, M.D.Houston, TX 770301629065677
  8. Rick Peng, M.D.Houston, TX 770301154304103

Common questions

What is Faisal Ghazi Bakaeen, MD's NPI number?

Faisal Ghazi Bakaeen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811908700, issued on Aug 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Faisal Ghazi Bakaeen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 794-7892. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Faisal Ghazi Bakaeen, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M0008, 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.

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.