Salman Ahmed, M.D., M.P.H.
Nephrology Physician · Houston, TX
Salman Ahmed, M.D., M.P.H. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1700144391, issued on May 2, 2012. Check the license (Texas P7602, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Salman Ahmed
- Credential
- M.D., M.P.H.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- P7602 TX
274061 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18400 Katy Fwy Ste 440, Houston, TX 77094
- Phone
- (281) 676-4480
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2012
- Record last updated
- Sep 3, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150519002542); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 1,159 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 18400 Katy Fwy Ste 440
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amina Ahmed, M.D.Nephrology Physician1467420547
Verify Salman Ahmed in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P7602Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
535 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate57 claims
- Furosemide57 claims
- Carvedilol30 claims
- Nifedipine Er24 claims
- Gabapentin18 claims
- Hydralazine 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $226.43
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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 2 group practices
- Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
- Memorial Hermann Medical GroupHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Salman Ahmed among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Salman Ahmed, M.D., M.P.H. is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
All 1,159 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amina Ahmed, M.D.Houston, TX 770941467420547
- Bryan Lipsen, M.D.Houston, TX 770911437150083
- Luis Acosta, MDHouston, TX 770901952361750
- Ulka Desai, M.D.Houston, TX 770901841481025
- Richard Foley, MDHouston, TX 770901083699383
- Gene Forrester, MDHouston, TX 770901558345116
- Mary Theresa Hoang, M.D.Houston, TX 770901306015227
- Nadia Iqbal, M.D.Houston, TX 770901023214202
Common questions
What is Salman Ahmed, M.D., M.P.H.'s NPI number?
Salman Ahmed, M.D., M.P.H.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700144391, issued on May 2, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Salman Ahmed, M.D., M.P.H. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18400 Katy Fwy Ste 440, Houston, TX, 77094. Phone: (281) 676-4480. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Salman Ahmed, M.D., M.P.H.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P7602, 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 Salman Ahmed, M.D., M.P.H. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Salman Ahmed, M.D., M.P.H. had 535 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.