Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Lazaro Cherem, M.D.

Nephrology Physician · Houston, TX

Lazaro Cherem, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1245419241, issued on Oct 26, 2007. Check the license (Texas L0079, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1245419241
Name
Lazaro Cherem
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
L0079 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7015 Almeda RD, Houston, TX 77054
Phone
(713) 799-2900
Enumerated
Oct 26, 2007
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 7015 Almeda RD

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

  1. Namrata Goel, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1497862247
  2. Kathia Gutierrez GallegosPhysician Assistant1538829320
  3. Ahmad Khan, MDInternal Medicine Physician1265624944
  4. Shaila Khowja, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1528451176
  5. Mustaq Maredia, MDInternal Medicine Physician1447589494
  6. Nghia Nguyen, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1922042977

Verify Lazaro Cherem in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
    Search for license L0079    Check the board
  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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52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

2,296 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,511 among the 8,473 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.

  1. Lazaro Cherem2,296
  2. Specialty average1,511

Most prescribed

  1. Farxiga444 claims
  2. Allopurinol122 claims
  3. Kerendia92 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate91 claims
  5. Hydralazine Hcl90 claims
  6. Olmesartan Medoxomil90 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.

No measured Medicare quality score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,601.49

77 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.. The 6,365 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,068.36 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lazaro Cherem$1,601.49
  2. Specialty average$3,068.36

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

Nephrology Physician providers in Texas

There are 896 nephrology physician records in Texas.

All 896 in Texas → Every provider in Houston →

Other nephrology physician records in Texas

  1. Bernardino Abaya, M.D.Houston, TX1740262013
  2. Aisha Abbasi, MDConroe, TX1942837570
  3. Mohammed Abdulaziz, MDLaredo, TX1881009215
  4. Mai Abouelsaad, M.D.Houston, TX1790168086
  5. Fadi Abouzahr, MDSan Antonio, TX1982695896
  6. Koshy Abraham, MDFort Worth, TX1780658559
  7. Ala Abudayyeh, MDHouston, TX1114008513
  8. Vinay AcharyaMcKinney, TX1720465743
  9. Katafan Achkar, MDWebster, TX1063413235
  10. Sailaja Adari, MDDallas, TX1750532115

Common questions

What is Lazaro Cherem, M.D.'s NPI number?

Lazaro Cherem, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245419241, issued on Oct 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lazaro Cherem, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7015 Almeda RD, Houston, TX, 77054. Phone: (713) 799-2900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lazaro Cherem, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L0079, 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 Lazaro Cherem, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lazaro Cherem, M.D. had 2,296 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,511. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Lazaro Cherem, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.