Joel Zachary Passer, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Joel Zachary Passer, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1003251554, issued on May 9, 2013. Check the license (Texas S5244, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Zachary Passer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- S5244 TX
290194 MA
MD459587 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 792-6161
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2013
- Record last updated
- Sep 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 412619501 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211001000536); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1515 Holcombe Blvd
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Verify Joel Zachary Passer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S5244Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.4 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lahey Clinic IncPeabody, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel Zachary Passer among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas
Joel Zachary Passer, M.D. is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.
All 669 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alfonso Aldama, MDHouston, TX 770301164415170
- David Cech, MDHouston, TX 770301548254667
- Bruce Ehni, MDHouston, TX 770301205820446
- Richard Harper, MDHouston, TX 770301174516116
- Paul Holman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301386698314
- Dong Kim, MDHouston, TX 770301043292550
- Thomas Luerssen, M.D.Houston, TX 770301245233808
- Jacques Morcos, M.D., F.R.C.S.Houston, TX 770301205899937
Common questions
What is Joel Zachary Passer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joel Zachary Passer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003251554, issued on May 9, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Zachary Passer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Zachary Passer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S5244, 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.
What is Joel Zachary Passer, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.4 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.