NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rubin S. Bashir, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Houston, TX

Rubin S. Bashir, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1568653798, issued on Aug 5, 2007. Check the license (Texas M9835, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568653798
Name
Rubin S. Bashir
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
License numbers
M9835 TX
A99367 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6620 Main St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 986-5630
Enumerated
Aug 5, 2007
Record last updated
Aug 2, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 986-5731
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081002000083); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2002
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 6620 Main St

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

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  3. Aymer Al-Mutairi, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1861712481
  4. Mahboob Alam, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1831342641
  5. Saleema Ali, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1679076103
  6. Gilad Amiel, M.D.Urology Physician1164593869

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  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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61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024

150 Medicare Part D claims for 54 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. 28 claims were for opioids.

  1. Rubin Bashir150
  2. Specialty average381

Most prescribed

  1. Naproxen44 claims
  2. Gabapentin22 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl17 claims
  4. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl15 claims
  5. Pregabalin12 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $416.94

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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. Rubin Bashir$417
  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. Advanced Surgeons And Physicians Network IncHouston, TX

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

Rubin S. Bashir among 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Texas

Rubin S. Bashir, 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 2007, is newer than 48% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 177 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 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. Shah-Nawaz Dodwad, M.D.Houston, TX 770301477882520
  2. Stephen Esses, M.D.Houston, TX 770301760489595
  3. Alan Heilman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301952399347
  4. Rex Marco, M.D.Houston, TX 770301205861887
  5. Adam ParkHouston, TX 770301538691985
  6. Ra'Kerry Rahman, MDHouston, TX 770301972752228
  7. Jeffrey Ratusznik, MDHouston, TX 770301710148119
  8. Comron Saifi, M.D.Houston, TX 770301972897270

Common questions

What is Rubin S. Bashir, MD's NPI number?

Rubin S. Bashir, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568653798, issued on Aug 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rubin S. Bashir, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6620 Main St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 986-5630. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rubin S. Bashir, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M9835, 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 Rubin S. Bashir, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rubin S. Bashir, MD had 150 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.