Omar Ghaleb Awar, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Houston, TX
Omar Ghaleb Awar, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1154561876, issued on Feb 21, 2009. Check the license (Texas N8269, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Omar Ghaleb Awar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- N8269 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 915 Gessner RD, Houston, TX 77024
- Phone
- (713) 464-6006
- Enumerated
- Feb 21, 2009
- Record last updated
- Feb 15, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 464-1272
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141013002157); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2007
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Omar Ghaleb Awar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N8269Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
5,429 Medicare Part D claims for 818 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate448 claims
- Eliquis356 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium306 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium305 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate304 claims
- Clopidogrel300 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): 24.1 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: $1,673.33
70 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. 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 Cardiovascular Assoc PAHouston, TX
- Memorial City Cardiology Associates PAKaty, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Omar Ghaleb Awar among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Omar Ghaleb Awar, 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 2009, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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
There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Philip Berman, MD FACCHouston, TX 770241891835195
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- Harold Condara, M.D.Houston, TX 770241891799144
- Alexander Drtil, M.D.Houston, TX 770241942294715
- Anthony Gunawan, M.D.Houston, TX 770241386671386
- Daniel Hermann, M.D.Houston, TX 770241023279387
- Gloria Hui, M.D.Houston, TX 770241821030438
- Kevin Lisman, MDHouston, TX 770241467451971
Common questions
What is Omar Ghaleb Awar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Omar Ghaleb Awar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154561876, issued on Feb 21, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Omar Ghaleb Awar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 915 Gessner RD, Houston, TX, 77024. Phone: (713) 464-6006. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Omar Ghaleb Awar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N8269, 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 Omar Ghaleb Awar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Omar Ghaleb Awar, M.D. had 5,429 Medicare Part D claims for 818 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Omar Ghaleb Awar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 24.1 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.