Riad Omar El Fakih, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Riad Omar El Fakih, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1952527210, issued on Apr 17, 2007. Check the license on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Riad Omar El Fakih
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 26966 OK
6502 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1709 Dryden St, 08.52B Bcm620, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 798-0144
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 12, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Riad Omar El Fakih 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
Industry payments in 2024: $91.32
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Riad Omar El Fakih among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Riad Omar El Fakih, 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 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 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
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Common questions
What is Riad Omar El Fakih, MD's NPI number?
Riad Omar El Fakih, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952527210, issued on Apr 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Riad Omar El Fakih, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1709 Dryden St, 08.52B Bcm620, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 798-0144. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Riad Omar El Fakih, 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.
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.