Maher Bishara, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Houston, TX
Maher Bishara, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1689650970, issued on Dec 19, 2005. Check the license on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maher Bishara
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- Practice location
- 1140 Business Center Dr Ste 100, Houston, TX 77043
- Phone
- (713) 464-7768
- Enumerated
- Dec 19, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Maher Bishara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
65% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,499 Medicare Part D claims for 533 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,511 among the 8,473 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Farxiga223 claims
- Furosemide171 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate142 claims
- Carvedilol99 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate93 claims
- Kerendia77 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 60.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,526.02
62 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
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.
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- Mai Abouelsaad, M.D.Houston, TX1790168086
- Fadi Abouzahr, MDSan Antonio, TX1982695896
- Koshy Abraham, MDFort Worth, TX1780658559
- Ala Abudayyeh, MDHouston, TX1114008513
- Vinay AcharyaMcKinney, TX1720465743
- Katafan Achkar, MDWebster, TX1063413235
- Sailaja Adari, MDDallas, TX1750532115
Common questions
What is Maher Bishara, M.D.'s NPI number?
Maher Bishara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689650970, issued on Dec 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maher Bishara, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1140 Business Center Dr Ste 100, Houston, TX, 77043. Phone: (713) 464-7768. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maher Bishara, M.D.'s license?
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 Maher Bishara, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maher Bishara, M.D. had 2,499 Medicare Part D claims for 533 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,511. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Maher Bishara, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 60.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.
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.