NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karim Makhoul

Neurology Physician · Houston, TX

Karim Makhoul is a neurology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1851904965, issued on Aug 28, 2020. Check the license (Texas W6300, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1851904965
Name
Karim Makhoul
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
W6300 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7200 Cambridge Street, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 798-6479
Enumerated
Aug 28, 2020
Record last updated
Aug 4, 2026
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7200 Cambridge Street

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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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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024

19 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Karim Makhoul19
  2. Specialty average1,370

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.

Industry payments in 2024: $346.57

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karim Makhoul$346.57
  2. Specialty average$8,318.07

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Karim Makhoul among 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas

Karim Makhoul is one of 1,382 neurology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stanley Appel, M.D.Houston, TX 770301124009113
  2. Igor Cherches, M.D.Houston, TX 770301942295522
  3. David Chiu, M.D.Houston, TX 770301073594537
  4. Howard Derman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301891776712
  5. Edward Escobar, DOHouston, TX 770301982685434
  6. Timea Hodics, MDHouston, TX 770301285633057
  7. Annette Howard, MDHouston, TX 770301508857665
  8. Julia Jones, M.D.Houston, TX 770301225024854

Common questions

What is Karim Makhoul's NPI number?

Karim Makhoul's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851904965, issued on Aug 28, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karim Makhoul located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7200 Cambridge Street, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 798-6479. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karim Makhoul's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number W6300, 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 Karim Makhoul prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karim Makhoul had 19 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.