NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maria-Isabel Zapata, M.D.

Adult Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Maria-Isabel Zapata, M.D. is an adult medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1669461778, issued on Oct 20, 2005. Check the license (Texas K9000, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1669461778
Name
Maria-Isabel Zapata
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Adult Medicine Physician 207QA0505X
License numbers
K9000 TX
164978 AK
E-13514 AR
66613 CT
ME93748 FL
and 3 more
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2810 Ashwood St, Houston, TX 77025
Phone
(800) 997-6196
Enumerated
Oct 20, 2005
Record last updated
May 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100203000679); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1998
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  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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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult medicine physician in 2024

319 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,002 among the 1,307 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Maria-Isabel Zapata319
  2. Specialty average3,002

Most prescribed

  1. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro33 claims
  2. Doxycycline Hyclate26 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa22 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass16 claims
  5. Prednisone14 claims
  6. Paxlovid12 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Doctor ON Demand Professionals P CAustin, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Maria-Isabel Zapata among 164 adult medicine physician records in Texas

Maria-Isabel Zapata, M.D. is one of 164 adult medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 58% 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, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 1996 among the 64 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QA0505X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Adult Medicine Physician providers in Texas

There are 164 adult medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 adult medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Afaf Shah, MDHouston, TX 770241376739185
  2. Woon Sim, M.D.Houston, TX 770241730130782
  3. Michael Buxbaum, D.O.Houston, TX 770271003920760
  4. Nilima Rai, M.DHouston, TX 770271790988376
  5. Richard Trifiro, M.D.Houston, TX 770291740363688
  6. Terry Bevers, M.D.Houston, TX 770301548365174
  7. Elise Cook, M.D.Houston, TX 770301730273475
  8. Lewis Foxhall, M.D.Houston, TX 770301548368053

Common questions

What is Maria-Isabel Zapata, M.D.'s NPI number?

Maria-Isabel Zapata, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669461778, issued on Oct 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maria-Isabel Zapata, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2810 Ashwood St, Houston, TX, 77025. Phone: (800) 997-6196. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Maria-Isabel Zapata, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K9000, 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 Maria-Isabel Zapata, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Maria-Isabel Zapata, M.D. had 319 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries; the average among adult medicine physician prescribers was 3,002. 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.