NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Saad Shammas

Family Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Saad Shammas is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1124319298, issued on Apr 25, 2011. Check the license (Texas Q3289, 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
1124319298
Name
Saad Shammas
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
Q3289 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
19002 Park Row Ste 107, Houston, TX 77084
Phone
(832) 834-4712
Enumerated
Apr 25, 2011
Record last updated
Apr 28, 2026
Fax
(834) 649-8662
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151007002906); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Verify Saad Shammas in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,624 Medicare Part D claims for 261 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 124 claims were for opioids.

  1. Saad Shammas4,624
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium289 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate180 claims
  3. Alprazolam131 claims
  4. Zolpidem Tartrate124 claims
  5. Prednisone107 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium106 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: $346.94

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Saad Shammas$346.94
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Saad Shammas among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Saad Shammas is one of 11,119 family 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 2011, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,123 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,123 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mary Alavi, M.D.Houston, TX 770841891835534
  2. Tracy Hoang, D.O.Houston, TX 770841477789600
  3. Afshan Khan, MDHouston, TX 770841427547736
  4. Joaquin Martinez, M.D.Houston, TX 770841346221884
  5. Avinash Narine, M.D., M.P.H.Houston, TX 770841235427030
  6. Saba Noor, M.D.Houston, TX 770841528179272
  7. Marilyn Rafanan, MDHouston, TX 770841376629873
  8. Syed Abbas, M.D.Houston, TX 770831821267477

Common questions

What is Saad Shammas's NPI number?

Saad Shammas's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124319298, issued on Apr 25, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Saad Shammas located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 19002 Park Row Ste 107, Houston, TX, 77084. Phone: (832) 834-4712. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Saad Shammas's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q3289, 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 Saad Shammas prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Saad Shammas had 4,624 Medicare Part D claims for 261 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.