Katafan Achkar, MD
Nephrology Physician · Webster, TX
Katafan Achkar, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Webster, Texas, and NPI 1063413235, issued on Aug 10, 2005. Check the license (Texas J8192, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katafan Achkar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- J8192 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 N Kobayashi Ste 311, Webster, TX 77598
- Phone
- (281) 724-8296
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 28, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101230000473); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 600 N Kobayashi Ste 311
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Abdul Abdellatif, M.D.Nephrology Physician1164560595
- Ugochi ArisukwuFamily Nurse Practitioner1902533151
- Mario Gonzalez, NPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1396377925
- Hussein Hussein, M.D.Nephrology Physician1154654648
- Aparna KhareNurse Practitioner1992425920
- Jose Perez, M.D.Nephrology Physician1831353440
Verify Katafan Achkar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J8192Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
671 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate69 claims
- Carvedilol46 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim40 claims
- Losartan Potassium35 claims
- Chlorthalidone31 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl30 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $231.64
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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 3 group practices
- Cls Health PLLCWebster, TX
- Kidney Hypertension Transplant Clinic OF Clear Lake PLLCWebster, TX
- Q-Health Partners PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katafan Achkar among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Katafan Achkar, MD is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
All 1,159 in Texas → Every provider in Webster → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abdul Abdellatif, M.D.Webster, TX 775981164560595
- Tejinder Ahuja, M.D.Webster, TX 775981144277294
- Jiries Dahu, M.D.Webster, TX 775981467689026
- Hussein Hussein, M.D.Webster, TX 775981154654648
- Muhammad Mujtaba, M.D.Webster, TX 775981740426592
- Nadia Niazi, M.D.Webster, TX 775981801117296
- Jose Perez, M.D.Webster, TX 775981831353440
- Daniel Rospert, MDWebster, TX 775981407483688
Common questions
What is Katafan Achkar, MD's NPI number?
Katafan Achkar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063413235, issued on Aug 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katafan Achkar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 N Kobayashi Ste 311, Webster, TX, 77598. Phone: (281) 724-8296. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katafan Achkar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J8192, 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 Katafan Achkar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katafan Achkar, MD had 671 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.