Mujahed M. Alikhan, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Houston, TX
Mujahed M. Alikhan, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1396924106, issued on Oct 29, 2007. Check the license (Texas N5528, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mujahed M. Alikhan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License numbers
- N5528 TX
44993 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1701 Sunset Blvd, Houston, TX 77005
- Phone
- (713) 526-5511
- Enumerated
- Oct 29, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 13, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 520-4755
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100803000059); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mujahed M. Alikhan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N5528Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
928 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 70 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone255 claims
- Meloxicam132 claims
- Methotrexate85 claims
- Methylprednisolone71 claims
- Allopurinol70 claims
- Tramadol Hcl61 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 MIPS final 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,996.49
130 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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 one group practice
- Medical Clinic OF Houston, LLPHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mujahed M. Alikhan among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas
Mujahed M. Alikhan, M.D. is one of 545 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alan Friedman, MDHouston, TX 770051528045556
- Mona Iversen, M.D.Houston, TX 770051720249055
- Suong Tran, MDHouston, TX 770051851591978
- Alan Croock, MDHouston, TX 770041316027758
- William Ratnoff, M.D.Houston, TX 770071497744783
- Mary Gibson, M.D.Houston, TX 770021316233133
- Ramona Mihu, M.D.Houston, TX 770081154614592
- Alfredo Sardinas, M.D.Houston, TX 770081164719100
Common questions
What is Mujahed M. Alikhan, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mujahed M. Alikhan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396924106, issued on Oct 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mujahed M. Alikhan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1701 Sunset Blvd, Houston, TX, 77005. Phone: (713) 526-5511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mujahed M. Alikhan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N5528, 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 Mujahed M. Alikhan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mujahed M. Alikhan, M.D. had 928 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mujahed M. Alikhan, M.D.'s MIPS final 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), 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.