Nidal I. Buheis, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Houston, TX
Nidal I. Buheis, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1861409278, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (Texas M2573, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nidal I. Buheis
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- M2573 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20207 Chasewood Park Dr, Houston, TX 77070
- Phone
- (713) 986-5630
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 26, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060421000332); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nidal I. Buheis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M2573Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
10,969 Medicare Part D claims for 1,271 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium939 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate743 claims
- Losartan Potassium628 claims
- Eliquis582 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate461 claims
- Atenolol426 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 8.6 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: $1,473.33
50 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, 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
- Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
- S K Rao MD PAPort Arthur, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nidal I. Buheis among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Nidal I. Buheis, 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 2006, is newer than 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
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Common questions
What is Nidal I. Buheis, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nidal I. Buheis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861409278, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nidal I. Buheis, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20207 Chasewood Park Dr, Houston, TX, 77070. Phone: (713) 986-5630. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nidal I. Buheis, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M2573, 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 Nidal I. Buheis, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nidal I. Buheis, M.D. had 10,969 Medicare Part D claims for 1,271 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nidal I. Buheis, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 8.6 of 100. 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.