Rami Saed Al-Aref, MD
Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Rami Saed Al-Aref, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1033571229, issued on Mar 25, 2016. Check the license (Texas PA19375, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rami Saed Al-Aref
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- PA19375 TX
2021017124 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6720 Bertner Ave, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (832) 355-2666
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2025
- Fax
- (832) 355-2666
- Medicaid ID
- 200099469 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220826000575); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Washington University School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rami Saed Al-Aref in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license PA19375Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
41 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl18 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): 79.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,331.46
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Washington UniversitySaint Louis, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rami Saed Al-Aref among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Rami Saed Al-Aref, MD is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
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- Richard Geis, M.D.Houston, TX 770301891756532
- Steven HammermanHouston, TX 770301649268236
- Samer Mattar, MDHouston, TX 770301861466708
- Hemangshu Podder, M.D.Houston, TX 770301407885163
- Patrick Reardon, MDHouston, TX 770301649270265
Common questions
What is Rami Saed Al-Aref, MD's NPI number?
Rami Saed Al-Aref, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033571229, issued on Mar 25, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rami Saed Al-Aref, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6720 Bertner Ave, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (832) 355-2666. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rami Saed Al-Aref, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number PA19375, 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 Rami Saed Al-Aref, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rami Saed Al-Aref, MD had 41 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rami Saed Al-Aref, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 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.
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.