NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rahat Hussain, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Rahat Hussain, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1669620761, issued on Sep 3, 2008. Check the license (Texas N0844, 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
1669620761
Name
Rahat Hussain
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
N0844 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4545 Post Oak Place Dr, Houston, TX 77027
Phone
(713) 960-8008
Enumerated
Sep 3, 2008
Record last updated
Feb 25, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 960-0965
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081203000140); 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 4545 Post Oak Place Dr

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

  1. Srijhansi Adusumilli, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1144260944
  2. Yassar Ahmed, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1952432544
  3. Olubusola Akinwumi, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1316300858
  4. Shezi Ali-Kirmani, MDInternal Medicine Physician1235123811
  5. Jasmin Baleva, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1033144167
  6. Feliscity Bassett, AGNP-CGerontology Nurse Practitioner1871980623

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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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  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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8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,428 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Rahat Hussain3,428
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Azithromycin247 claims
  2. Prednisone244 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium243 claims
  4. Mycophenolate Mofetil122 claims
  5. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim110 claims
  6. Tacrolimus110 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): 82.4 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 score79.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.5
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $655.43

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Rahat Hussain$655.43
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. UT PhysiciansHouston, TX

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

Rahat Hussain among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Rahat Hussain, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,488 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,488 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Srijhansi Adusumilli, M.D.Houston, TX 770271144260944
  2. Shezi Ali-Kirmani, MDHouston, TX 770271235123811
  3. Rene Del Valle, MDHouston, TX 770271669419966
  4. Michael Eisenberg, M.D.Houston, TX 770271609817162
  5. Nam Hoang, M.D.Houston, TX 770271578563524
  6. Terence Holmes, M.D.Houston, TX 770271134106651
  7. Scott Lisse, MDHouston, TX 770271346245818
  8. Shi-Tze Lu, M.D.Houston, TX 770271215932900

Common questions

What is Rahat Hussain, MD's NPI number?

Rahat Hussain, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669620761, issued on Sep 3, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rahat Hussain, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4545 Post Oak Place Dr, Houston, TX, 77027. Phone: (713) 960-8008. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rahat Hussain, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N0844, 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 Rahat Hussain, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rahat Hussain, MD had 3,428 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Rahat Hussain, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 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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