NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pouya Alijanipour, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · League City, TX

Pouya Alijanipour, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in League City, Texas, and NPI 1386032589, issued on Dec 23, 2014. Check the license (Texas R8855, 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
1386032589
Name
Pouya Alijanipour
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
License number
R8855 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2240 Gulf Fwy S, League City, TX 77573
Phone
(832) 505-1200
Enumerated
Dec 23, 2014
Record last updated
Aug 26, 2025
Fax
(281) 309-0137
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210304002881); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2240 Gulf Fwy S

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

  1. Shibi Abhilash-Kunjumon, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1376088708
  2. Aysar Al-Husseini, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1407255482
  3. Suzanne Alton, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1821064262
  4. Justin Anderson, PTPhysical Therapist1124793740
  5. Andres Arboleda, M.DEmergency Medicine Physician1659528594
  6. Jenny Blackman, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1194295899

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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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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024

29 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Pouya Alijanipour29
  2. Specialty average381

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): 75 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 score73.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%47.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%94.0
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $786.33

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Cerapedics Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Pouya Alijanipour$786
  2. Specialty average$34,072

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

  1. Utmb Faculty Group PracticeLeague City, TX

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

Pouya Alijanipour among 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Texas

Pouya Alijanipour, MD is one of 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine 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 2014, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2005 among the 177 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Texas

There are 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Texas.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Muhammad Padela, MD, MSCLake Jackson, TX 775661588228845
  2. Thomas Jones, MDPearland, TX 775841548457591
  3. James Glover, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551487626677
  4. Andre Samuel, M.D.Webster, TX 775981184087108
  5. James Showery, MDKaty, TX 774941205283272
  6. Kenneth Lee, MDSugar Land, TX 774791134127764
  7. Hari Mitra, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791437546934
  8. Alexander Molinari, DOSugar Land, TX 774791477948297

Common questions

What is Pouya Alijanipour, MD's NPI number?

Pouya Alijanipour, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386032589, issued on Dec 23, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Pouya Alijanipour, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2240 Gulf Fwy S, League City, TX, 77573. Phone: (832) 505-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Pouya Alijanipour, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R8855, 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 Pouya Alijanipour, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Pouya Alijanipour, MD had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Pouya Alijanipour, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 75 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.

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