NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hamid Afshar-Kharaghan, MD

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician · Houston, TX

Hamid Afshar-Kharaghan, MD is a clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1740474246, issued on Aug 29, 2007. Check the license (Texas M6996, 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
1740474246
Name
Hamid Afshar-Kharaghan
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician 207RC0001X
License number
M6996 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 873-8890
Enumerated
Aug 29, 2007
Record last updated
Nov 15, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1504 Taub Loop

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

  1. Kelechi AbarikwuEmergency Medicine Physician1316527609
  2. Robert Abbitt, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1588165765
  3. Waleed Abdellatif, MBBCH, MSC, MSHPEDiagnostic Radiology Physician1629737770
  4. Roba Abousaway, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396689360
  5. Shiny AbrahamNurse Practitioner1669857124
  6. Christina Ackerman-Banks, MDMaternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1568840494

Verify Hamid Afshar-Kharaghan 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: $11,284.92

96 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 3,167 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,651.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Hamid Afshar-Kharaghan$11,285
  2. Specialty average$10,651

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

Hamid Afshar-Kharaghan among 234 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in Texas

Hamid Afshar-Kharaghan, MD is one of 234 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 98% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 91% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 29% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician providers in Texas

There are 234 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in Texas.

The 8 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jie Cheng, M.D.Houston, TX 770301629176219
  2. Amish Dave, MD PHDHouston, TX 770301861541922
  3. Timothy Doyle, M.D.Houston, TX 770301255332011
  4. Irakli Giorgberidze, M.D.Houston, TX 770301104871953
  5. Ramesh Hariharan, MD, FHRSHouston, TX 770301770509168
  6. Alberto Lopez, M.D.Houston, TX 770301356364244
  7. Tapan Rami, M.D.Houston, TX 770301063476885
  8. Abdi Rasekh, MDHouston, TX 770301376645515

Common questions

What is Hamid Afshar-Kharaghan, MD's NPI number?

Hamid Afshar-Kharaghan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740474246, issued on Aug 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hamid Afshar-Kharaghan, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 873-8890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hamid Afshar-Kharaghan, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M6996, 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.

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