NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jaafar El Annan, M.D.

Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician · Houston, TX

Jaafar El Annan, M.D. is a retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1457511818, issued on Jun 10, 2008. Check the license (Texas P2435, 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
1457511818
Name
Jaafar El Annan
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician 207WX0107X
License number
P2435 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6550 Mapleridge St Ste 125, Houston, TX 77081
Phone
(346) 222-6626
Enumerated
Jun 10, 2008
Record last updated
Oct 15, 2025
Fax
(346) 787-2267
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140318000923); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician in 2024

371 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 620 among the 1,449 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.

  1. Jaafar El Annan371
  2. Specialty average620

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisolone Acetate75 claims
  2. Ketorolac Tromethamine63 claims
  3. Ofloxacin57 claims
  4. Latanoprost55 claims
  5. Dorzolamide-Timolol46 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): 81.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%50.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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: $782.60

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 1,253 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,667.49 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jaafar El Annan$782.60
  2. Specialty average$7,667.49

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

  1. Physicians Referral ServiceHouston, TX
  2. Utmb Faculty Group PracticeGalveston, TX

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

Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers in Texas

There are 107 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in Texas.

Other retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in Texas

  1. Musa Abdelaziz, MDSouthlake, TX1588906465
  2. Matthew Adams, MDPlano, TX1124361076
  3. Mehreen Adhi, M.D.Pearland, TX1316333974
  4. Sanjay Agarwal, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX1871575688
  5. Abumere Akinwale, MDSan Antonio, TX1083871818
  6. John Alappatt, M.D.Houston, TX1568409688
  7. Rashed AlhabshanCorpus Christi, TX1811316680
  8. Marcus Allen, MDDallas, TX1164481297
  9. Erica Alvarez Gonzalez, M.D.El Paso, TX1255773313
  10. Bryan Angle, MDCorpus Christi, TX1457323537

Common questions

What is Jaafar El Annan, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jaafar El Annan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457511818, issued on Jun 10, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jaafar El Annan, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6550 Mapleridge St Ste 125, Houston, TX, 77081. Phone: (346) 222-6626. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jaafar El Annan, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P2435, 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 Jaafar El Annan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jaafar El Annan, M.D. had 371 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries; the average among retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician prescribers was 620. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jaafar El Annan, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 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.