NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Fares Walid Ayoub, MD

Gastroenterology Physician · Houston, TX

Fares Walid Ayoub, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1679936868, issued on Apr 4, 2016. Check the license (Texas T7857, 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 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679936868
Name
Fares Walid Ayoub
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License numbers
T7857 TX
036148291 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7200 Cambridge St Ste 8B, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 798-0950
Enumerated
Apr 4, 2016
Record last updated
Jun 6, 2024
Fax
(713) 798-8489
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230321002772); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 7200 Cambridge St Ste 8B

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

  1. Srijisnu De, MDNephrology Physician1508443516
  2. Tara Keihanian, MDGastroenterology Physician1255725735
  3. Megan Kelso, DNP-FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1982417424
  4. Nabil Mansour, MDGastroenterology Physician1295013241
  5. Derek Meeks, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1245509231
  6. Richard Robbins, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1699033340

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  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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61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

314 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Fares Ayoub314
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole65 claims
  2. Linzess45 claims
  3. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf34 claims
  4. Creon18 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium18 claims
  6. Ondansetron Odt12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score81.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.1
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $2,083.86

50 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Fares Ayoub$2,083.86
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

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. Baylor College OF MedicineSugar Land, TX

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

Fares Walid Ayoub among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas

Fares Walid Ayoub, MD is one of 1,478 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Victor Ankoma-Sey, M.D.Houston, TX 770301144226515
  2. Margaret Bridges, MDHouston, TX 770301013992916
  3. Brooks Cash, MDHouston, TX 770301114920626
  4. Suresh Chari, M.D.Houston, TX 770301326011487
  5. Stuart Dobbs, M.D.Houston, TX 770301093706491
  6. Brian Douglas, M.D.Houston, TX 770301578540761
  7. Gulchin Ergun, M.D.Houston, TX 770301497746812
  8. Fredric Hochman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301306842992

Common questions

What is Fares Walid Ayoub, MD's NPI number?

Fares Walid Ayoub, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679936868, issued on Apr 4, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Fares Walid Ayoub, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7200 Cambridge St Ste 8B, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 798-0950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Fares Walid Ayoub, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number T7857, 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 Fares Walid Ayoub, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Fares Walid Ayoub, MD had 314 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Fares Walid Ayoub, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. 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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