Mahmoud Al Rifai, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Houston, TX
Mahmoud Al Rifai, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1922456219, issued on May 27, 2016. Check the license (Texas U2766, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mahmoud Al Rifai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- U2766 TX
94-08968 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 790-3311
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2016
- Record last updated
- Sep 16, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230810000002); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mahmoud Al Rifai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U2766Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
246 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate31 claims
- Furosemide24 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium24 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate22 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium20 claims
- Lisinopril18 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: $2,337.64
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Heartflow, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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).
Mahmoud Al Rifai among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Mahmoud Al Rifai, M.D. is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 89% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas
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Common questions
What is Mahmoud Al Rifai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mahmoud Al Rifai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922456219, issued on May 27, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mahmoud Al Rifai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 790-3311. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mahmoud Al Rifai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U2766, 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 Mahmoud Al Rifai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mahmoud Al Rifai, M.D. had 246 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.