NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Howard Stanton Rubin, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Houston, TX

Howard Stanton Rubin, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1295734432, issued on Jul 19, 2005. Check the license (Texas E2830, 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
1295734432
Name
Howard Stanton Rubin
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
E2830 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5115 Fannin St Ste 801, Houston, TX 77004
Phone
(713) 790-0841
Enumerated
Jul 19, 2005
Record last updated
May 22, 2024
Fax
(713) 790-9663
Medicaid ID
124923704 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051115000460); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1974
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 5115 Fannin St Ste 801

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

  1. Kimberly Albright, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1760657043
  2. Abhijeet Basu, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1902853666
  3. Sanket Borgaonkar, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1720408032
  4. Melissa Carranza, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1700882511
  5. Mohamed El-Beheary, M.D., FACCCardiovascular Disease Physician1275578544
  6. Donald Foster, RN,APRN,ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1811363286

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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89% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

5,809 Medicare Part D claims for 541 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Howard Rubin5,809
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate554 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium376 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium354 claims
  4. Eliquis330 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate302 claims
  6. Clopidogrel255 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): 69.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score63.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%44.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%87.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $2,150.76

69 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Howard Rubin$2,150.76
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. Houston Cardiovascular Assoc PAHouston, TX

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

Howard Stanton Rubin among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas

Howard Stanton Rubin, M.D. is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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, 80% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1974 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Abhijeet Basu, MDHouston, TX 770041902853666
  2. Mohamed El-Beheary, M.D., FACCHouston, TX 770041275578544
  3. Sigmund Friedland, M.D.Houston, TX 770041396720223
  4. Robert Hust, MDHouston, TX 770041467451856
  5. Earl Mangin, MDHouston, TX 770041003874371
  6. Satish Mishra, MDHouston, TX 770041760975403
  7. Alba Munoz Estrella, MDHouston, TX 770041447771910
  8. Akira Nishikawa, M.D.Houston, TX 770041588695019

Common questions

What is Howard Stanton Rubin, M.D.'s NPI number?

Howard Stanton Rubin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295734432, issued on Jul 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Howard Stanton Rubin, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5115 Fannin St Ste 801, Houston, TX, 77004. Phone: (713) 790-0841. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Howard Stanton Rubin, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number E2830, 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 Stanton Rubin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Howard Stanton Rubin, M.D. had 5,809 Medicare Part D claims for 541 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Howard Stanton Rubin, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 69.1 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.

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