Kourosh Jafarnia, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Kourosh Jafarnia, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1568443562, issued on Nov 8, 2005. Check the license (Texas K7171, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kourosh Jafarnia
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- K7171 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13802 Centerfield RD, Houston, TX 77070
- Phone
- (281) 737-0999
- Enumerated
- Nov 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 1, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 737-0926
- Medicaid IDs
- 153386104 TX
153386103 TX
153386102 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100209000280); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 13802 Centerfield RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kimberly Byrum, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1003162454
- Jim Nguyen, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1447498746
Verify Kourosh Jafarnia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K7171Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
359 Medicare Part D claims for 235 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 136 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium96 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen70 claims
- Celecoxib52 claims
- Tramadol Hcl42 claims
- Meloxicam34 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine24 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: $7,156.01
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Linvatec Corporation. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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 2 group practices
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kourosh Jafarnia among 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Texas
Kourosh Jafarnia, MD is one of 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% 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, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2005 among the 145 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Texas.
All 182 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alan Rosen, MDHouston, TX 770701639150634
- Bryan Mills, MDHouston, TX 770651528229010
- Kimberlea Staton, M.D.Houston, TX 770651396798799
- Brian Vial, M.D.Houston, TX 770651295155570
- Steven Viegas, M.D.Houston, TX 770651659450286
- John Burns, MDHouston, TX 770621861574147
- Adam Shar, M.D.Houston, TX 770901912291006
- Randolph Lopez, MDHouston, TX 770921780789719
Common questions
What is Kourosh Jafarnia, MD's NPI number?
Kourosh Jafarnia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568443562, issued on Nov 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kourosh Jafarnia, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13802 Centerfield RD, Houston, TX, 77070. Phone: (281) 737-0999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kourosh Jafarnia, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K7171, 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 Kourosh Jafarnia, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kourosh Jafarnia, MD had 359 Medicare Part D claims for 235 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. 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.