NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Muhammad Asif

Hospitalist Physician · Houston, TX

Muhammad Asif is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1578916490, issued on Jul 15, 2016. Check the license (Texas S2723, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578916490
Name
Muhammad Asif
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
S2723 TX
35.135382 OH
MT211769 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
921 Gessner RD, Houston, TX 77024
Phone
(713) 242-3768
Enumerated
Jul 15, 2016
Record last updated
Mar 18, 2026
Medicaid ID
0355845 OH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230912003250); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 921 Gessner RD

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

  1. Saherish Abbasi, DOHospitalist Physician1326601113
  2. Saikrishna Aleti, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1497770077
  3. Marisol ArroyoGerontology Nurse Practitioner1699308601
  4. Rauvan Averick, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1801871603
  5. Karen Aycock, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1114379849
  6. Kelly Baker, P.A.-CPhysician Assistant1396761235

Verify Muhammad Asif in five checks

  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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67% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

870 Medicare Part D claims for 332 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 41 claims were for opioids.

  1. Muhammad Asif870
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium47 claims
  2. Cefdinir30 claims
  3. Cefuroxime23 claims
  4. Lisinopril23 claims
  5. Clopidogrel21 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate21 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): 85 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%69.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
  2. Memorial Hermann Medical GroupKaty, TX
  3. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX

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

Muhammad Asif among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas

Muhammad Asif is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% 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 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 58% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Maurice Akuchie, M.D.Houston, TX 770241801848023
  2. Kanakalingeswara Banda, M.D.Houston, TX 770241407039712
  3. Sandeep Cherry, M.D.Houston, TX 770241316226145
  4. Ann Fernandez, DOHouston, TX 770241356572507
  5. Meshaan Fitzgerald, MDHouston, TX 770241770763450
  6. Jonas Gunawan, M.D.Houston, TX 770241841634284
  7. Olaoluwapo Ikugbagbe, MDHouston, TX 770241821300799
  8. Jonathan Kobrin, M.D.Houston, TX 770241972948321

Common questions

What is Muhammad Asif's NPI number?

Muhammad Asif's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578916490, issued on Jul 15, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Muhammad Asif located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 921 Gessner RD, Houston, TX, 77024. Phone: (713) 242-3768. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Muhammad Asif's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S2723, 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 Muhammad Asif prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Muhammad Asif had 870 Medicare Part D claims for 332 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Muhammad Asif's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85 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.