Houssam Al Kharrat, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Lubbock, TX
Houssam Al Kharrat, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1295734424, issued on Jul 19, 2005. Check the license (Texas L8588, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Houssam Al Kharrat
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- L8588 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5115 80TH St, Lubbock, TX 79424
- Phone
- (806) 788-4368
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (806) 788-4369
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040803001245); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5115 80TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Steven Block, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1962458075
- Marygrace Johnson, NPNurse Practitioner1174066799
- Gabriel Leiker, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1174950869
- Kevin Miller, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1205494499
Verify Houssam Al Kharrat in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L8588Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,066 Medicare Part D claims for 481 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium215 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes73 claims
- Sucralfate65 claims
- Promethazine Hcl57 claims
- Gavilyte-G50 claims
- Plenvu39 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: $2,963.40
151 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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.
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
- West Texas Digestive Disease Center P.A.Lubbock, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Houssam Al Kharrat among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas
Houssam Al Kharrat, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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.
All 1,478 in Texas → Every provider in Lubbock → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Block, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794241962458075
- Elias Ghandour, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794241699719138
- Rafiul Islam, MDLubbock, TX 794241043473820
- Justin McCarthy, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794241730147315
- Matthew Soape, MDLubbock, TX 794241477815124
- Ching Wang, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794241881795052
- Ryan Balko, MDLubbock, TX 794231568993608
- Genanew Bedanie, MDLubbock, TX 794231487174884
Common questions
What is Houssam Al Kharrat, MD's NPI number?
Houssam Al Kharrat, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295734424, issued on Jul 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Houssam Al Kharrat, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5115 80TH St, Lubbock, TX, 79424. Phone: (806) 788-4368. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Houssam Al Kharrat, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L8588, 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 Houssam Al Kharrat, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Houssam Al Kharrat, MD had 1,066 Medicare Part D claims for 481 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.