Issam Abdelkarim Hussein Alawin, MBBS, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician · Houston, TX
Issam Abdelkarim Hussein Alawin, MBBS, MD is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1295040806, issued on Aug 9, 2010. Check the license (Texas Q5138, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Issam Abdelkarim Hussein Alawin
- Credential
- MBBS, MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License number
- Q5138 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18400 Katy Fwy Ste 220, Houston, TX 77094
- Phone
- (832) 522-8521
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jun 10, 2025
- Fax
- (832) 522-8624
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151106001342); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 18400 Katy Fwy Ste 220
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Issam Abdelkarim Hussein Alawin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q5138Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
941 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole90 claims
- Letrozole60 claims
- Eliquis54 claims
- Prochlorperazine Maleate49 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl42 claims
- Prednisone41 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,017.26
41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Celgene Corporation. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 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
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Issam Abdelkarim Hussein Alawin among 922 hematology & oncology physician records in Texas
Issam Abdelkarim Hussein Alawin, MBBS, MD is one of 922 hematology & oncology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 62% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 691 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0003X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in Texas
There are 922 hematology & oncology physician records in Texas.
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- Laurent Gressot, M.D.Houston, TX 770901215930367
- Eric Kleinbaum, M.D.Houston, TX 770901932140159
- Charles Yen, M.D.Houston, TX 770901215930268
- Tamarah Aldawoodi, M.DHouston, TX 770891255864120
Common questions
What is Issam Abdelkarim Hussein Alawin, MBBS, MD's NPI number?
Issam Abdelkarim Hussein Alawin, MBBS, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295040806, issued on Aug 9, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Issam Abdelkarim Hussein Alawin, MBBS, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18400 Katy Fwy Ste 220, Houston, TX, 77094. Phone: (832) 522-8521. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Issam Abdelkarim Hussein Alawin, MBBS, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q5138, 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 Issam Abdelkarim Hussein Alawin, MBBS, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Issam Abdelkarim Hussein Alawin, MBBS, MD had 941 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Issam Abdelkarim Hussein Alawin, MBBS, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.