Howard Hamat, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Houston, TX
Howard Hamat, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1376537605, issued on Sep 1, 2005. Check the license (Texas A0100449, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Hamat
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- A0100449 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 275 Lantern Bend Dr, Houston, TX 77090
- Phone
- (281) 440-0101
- Enumerated
- Sep 1, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 440-6441
- Medicaid ID
- 41743801 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101207000194); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Hamat in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license A0100449Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
2,539 Medicare Part D claims for 1,102 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole559 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf449 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium184 claims
- Linzess107 claims
- Famotidine100 claims
- Amitriptyline Hcl79 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,514.07
89 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC. 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 2 group practices
- Digestive And Liver Disease Consultants, PAHouston, TX
- Houston Regional Gastroenterology Institute PLLCHumble, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Hamat among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas
Howard Hamat, 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
- Graduated1990 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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.
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- Ahmad Pacha, M.D.Houston, TX 770901033170162
- Hari Pokala, M.D.Houston, TX 770901326106824
- Gurunath Reddy, M.D.Houston, TX 770901427042753
- Farah Harmouch, MDHouston, TX 770891740849520
- Nikhil Inamdar, M.D.Houston, TX 770891093723132
Common questions
What is Howard Hamat, MD's NPI number?
Howard Hamat, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376537605, issued on Sep 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Hamat, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 275 Lantern Bend Dr, Houston, TX, 77090. Phone: (281) 440-0101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Hamat, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number A0100449, 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 Howard Hamat, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Hamat, MD had 2,539 Medicare Part D claims for 1,102 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard Hamat, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.
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.