Kousta Issa Foteh, MD
Vascular Surgery Physician · Humble, TX
Kousta Issa Foteh, MD is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Humble, Texas, and NPI 1699979450, issued on Jun 13, 2007. Check the license (Texas M9283, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kousta Issa Foteh
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License number
- M9283 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18450 Highway 59 N, Humble, TX 77338
- Phone
- (281) 446-6656
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2026
- Fax
- (281) 446-6657
- Medicaid IDs
- 317229801 TX
1699979450 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130321000097); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 18450 Highway 59 N
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Dylan Brooks, MDVascular Surgery Physician1528640273
- Maria Codreanu, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1710131933
Verify Kousta Issa Foteh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M9283Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
452 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel186 claims
- Xarelto31 claims
- Pregabalin25 claims
- Cephalexin16 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium15 claims
- Eliquis15 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $25,667.61
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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 one group practice
- Cardiovascular Association, P.L.L.C.Humble, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kousta Issa Foteh among 368 vascular surgery physician records in Texas
Kousta Issa Foteh, MD is one of 368 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 368 vascular surgery physician records in Texas.
All 368 in Texas → Every provider in Humble → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dylan Brooks, MDHumble, TX 773381528640273
- Maria Codreanu, M.D.Humble, TX 773381710131933
- Firas Mussa, MDHumble, TX 773381821204363
- Hunter Ray, MDHumble, TX 773381326435744
- Eric Trestman, M.D.Humble, TX 773381639412018
- Garold Motes, MDHuntsville, TX 773401114212206
- Christopher Durham, M.D.Kingwood, TX 773451699979419
- Brent Robertson, MDConroe, TX 773041780112276
Common questions
What is Kousta Issa Foteh, MD's NPI number?
Kousta Issa Foteh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699979450, issued on Jun 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kousta Issa Foteh, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18450 Highway 59 N, Humble, TX, 77338. Phone: (281) 446-6656. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kousta Issa Foteh, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M9283, 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 Kousta Issa Foteh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kousta Issa Foteh, MD had 452 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kousta Issa Foteh, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.