Rami Al-Aref, MD
Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Houston, TX
Rami Al-Aref, MD is a critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1033571229, issued on Mar 25, 2016. Check the license on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rami Al-Aref
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LC0200X
- Practice location
- 6720 Bertner Ave, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (832) 355-2666
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 6720 Bertner Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Rami Al-Aref in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
41 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 358 among the 149 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 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, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc.. The 405 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,256.48 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
- Washington UniversitySaint Louis, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Texas
There are 85 critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Rami Al-Aref, MD's NPI number?
Rami 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 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 Al-Aref, MD's license?
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 Al-Aref, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rami Al-Aref, MD had 41 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 358. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rami Al-Aref, MD's Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.