NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ketti Awad, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Ketti Awad, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1740284710, issued on Jun 8, 2005. Check the license (Texas L6271, 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
1740284710
Name
Ketti Awad
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
L6271 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6560 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 363-8055
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 9, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 790-1060
Medicaid IDs
158313003 TX
158313002 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050701000294); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 6560 Fannin St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Guelbert Abellana, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1457605156
  2. Ahmed Albayar, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417694142
  3. Alfonso Aldama, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1164415170
  4. David Alfi, D.D.S., M.D.Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1245424019
  5. Eugene Alford, MDOtolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician1093700387
  6. Rakshanda Aslam, MDInternal Medicine Physician1720260268

Verify Ketti Awad in five checks

  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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79% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,690 Medicare Part D claims for 466 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Ketti Awad5,690
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium397 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium312 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate227 claims
  4. Mounjaro198 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium194 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl Er175 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: $3,407.82

182 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ketti Awad$3,407.82
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCSugar Land, TX

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

Ketti Awad among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Ketti Awad, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,488 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,488 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Parikshet Babber, MDHouston, TX 770301114915816
  2. James Baker, MDHouston, TX 770301477549566
  3. Ana Blackmon, M.D.Houston, TX 770301962402446
  4. Maria Cruz-Carreras, MDHouston, TX 770301376533893
  5. Marina George, MDHouston, TX 770301780680009
  6. Barry Goodfriend, MDHouston, TX 770301588666218
  7. Betty Halpern, MDHouston, TX 770301942292685
  8. Robert Jackson, MDHouston, TX 770301841296001

Common questions

What is Ketti Awad, MD's NPI number?

Ketti Awad, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740284710, issued on Jun 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ketti Awad, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6560 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 363-8055. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ketti Awad, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L6271, 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 Ketti Awad, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ketti Awad, MD had 5,690 Medicare Part D claims for 466 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.