S M Golam Alam, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Edinburg, TX
S M Golam Alam, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Edinburg, Texas, and NPI 1225072663, issued on Jun 16, 2006. Check the license (Texas L9977, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- S M Golam Alam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- L9977 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5525 Doctors Dr, Edinburg, TX 78539
- Phone
- (956) 362-8740
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 28, 2023
- Fax
- (956) 362-8795
- Medicaid ID
- 181205903 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060710000137); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5525 Doctors Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Avery BarnhillPhysician Assistant1861124240
- Samantha De La Garza, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1033802665
- Natalie Ehret, APRN-CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1578298089
- Raena Jennings, PA-CPhysician Assistant1487681573
- Bruno Lozano, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1821725466
- Leonardo Salcedo, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1407975048
Verify S M Golam Alam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L9977Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,903 Medicare Part D claims for 344 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate337 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate131 claims
- Losartan Potassium125 claims
- Xarelto82 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide78 claims
- Spironolactone78 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): 87.7 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: $446.60
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 one group practice
- Renaissance Cardiology GroupEdinburg, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
S M Golam Alam among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
S M Golam Alam, M.D. is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.
All 1,603 in Texas → Every provider in Edinburg → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Raul Martinez, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391285641704
- Carlos Morales, MDEdinburg, TX 785391831211705
- Norman Ramirez, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391871532531
- Leonardo Salcedo, MDEdinburg, TX 785391407975048
- Richard Sanchez, D.O.Edinburg, TX 785391144666207
- Hector Soto, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391386690360
- Rolando Ascarrunz, MDHarlingen, TX 785501821093246
- Hugo Blake, MDHarlingen, TX 785501447254024
Common questions
What is S M Golam Alam, M.D.'s NPI number?
S M Golam Alam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225072663, issued on Jun 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is S M Golam Alam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5525 Doctors Dr, Edinburg, TX, 78539. Phone: (956) 362-8740. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify S M Golam Alam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L9977, 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 S M Golam Alam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, S M Golam Alam, M.D. had 1,903 Medicare Part D claims for 344 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is S M Golam Alam, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.7 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.