Ghassan Salim Issa Bandak, MD
Nephrology Physician · San Antonio, TX
Ghassan Salim Issa Bandak, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1023397114, issued on Aug 8, 2011. Check the license (Texas T7490, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ghassan Salim Issa Bandak
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- T7490 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 701 S Zarzamora St, San Antonio, TX 78207
- Phone
- (210) 358-7578
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2011
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220813000680); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ghassan Salim Issa Bandak in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license T7490Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
254 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Torsemide52 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate43 claims
- Nifedipine Er26 claims
- Losartan Potassium24 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate19 claims
- Potassium Chloride12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Texas Health Science Center AT San AntonioSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ghassan Salim Issa Bandak among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Ghassan Salim Issa Bandak, MD is one of 1,159 nephrology 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 2011, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Varshasb Broumand, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782071154329720
- Timoteo Cabrera, MDSan Antonio, TX 782071144295064
- Claudia Hura, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782071023092657
- Deandra Martin, MDSan Antonio, TX 782071730155516
- Mohammad Mizani, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782071497757660
- Tareq Issa Nassar, MDSan Antonio, TX 782071457630790
- Javier Ortega Balasquide, MDSan Antonio, TX 782071902458250
- Kinza Shamsi, MDSan Antonio, TX 782071790072379
Common questions
What is Ghassan Salim Issa Bandak, MD's NPI number?
Ghassan Salim Issa Bandak, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023397114, issued on Aug 8, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ghassan Salim Issa Bandak, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 701 S Zarzamora St, San Antonio, TX, 78207. Phone: (210) 358-7578. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ghassan Salim Issa Bandak, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number T7490, 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 Ghassan Salim Issa Bandak, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ghassan Salim Issa Bandak, MD had 254 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.