NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Faith Dorsey Ihekweazu, MD

Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician · Houston, TX

Faith Dorsey Ihekweazu, MD is a pediatric gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1619101649, issued on May 5, 2009. Check the license (Texas P3006, 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
1619101649
Name
Faith Dorsey Ihekweazu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician 2080P0206X
License number
P3006 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6701 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(832) 824-1000
Enumerated
May 5, 2009
Record last updated
Apr 15, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231025003153); 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 6701 Fannin St

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

  1. Mary Abelt, CPNPNurse Practitioner1780764043
  2. Farida Abid, MDPediatrics Physician1629007588
  3. Hani Abou Hatab, M.DPediatric Infectious Diseases Physician1922450782
  4. Amy Acosta, PHDPsychologist1265720700
  5. Ansley Adams, NNPNurse Practitioner1144015157
  6. Diana Adeleke, LCSWClinical Social Worker1720621683

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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95% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatric gastroenterology physician in 2024

82 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 42 among the 289 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Faith Ihekweazu82
  2. Specialty average42

Most prescribed

  1. Famotidine24 claims
  2. Esomeprazole Magnesium14 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: $2,151.48

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 1,184 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,585.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Faith Ihekweazu$2,151.48
  2. Specialty average$2,585.05

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. Texas Childrens Physician GroupHouston, TX

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

Faith Dorsey Ihekweazu among 190 pediatric gastroenterology physician records in Texas

Faith Dorsey Ihekweazu, MD is one of 190 pediatric gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 52% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 52% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 36% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 68 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0206X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician providers in Texas

There are 190 pediatric gastroenterology physician records in Texas.

The 8 pediatric gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Wallace Gleason, M.D.Houston, TX 770301750325536
  2. Paula Hertel, M.D.Houston, TX 770301760421184
  3. Essam Imseis, MDHouston, TX 770301508815861
  4. Craig Jensen, MDHouston, TX 770301891875159
  5. Lina Karam, MDHouston, TX 770301295749224
  6. William Klish, MDHouston, TX 770301215017587
  7. Carlos Lifschitz, MDHouston, TX 770301922188325
  8. Valerie McLin, MDHouston, TX 770301982784393

Common questions

What is Faith Dorsey Ihekweazu, MD's NPI number?

Faith Dorsey Ihekweazu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619101649, issued on May 5, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Faith Dorsey Ihekweazu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6701 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (832) 824-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Faith Dorsey Ihekweazu, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P3006, 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 Faith Dorsey Ihekweazu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Faith Dorsey Ihekweazu, MD had 82 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatric gastroenterology physician prescribers was 42. 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.