NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Salman Raza Alim, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Humble, TX

Salman Raza Alim, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Humble, Texas, and NPI 1720256274, issued on Feb 19, 2008. Check the license (Texas Q4009, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720256274
Name
Salman Raza Alim
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
Q4009 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9950 Memorial Blvd 102, Humble, TX 77338
Phone
(281) 446-6803
Enumerated
Feb 19, 2008
Record last updated
Aug 12, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(281) 446-0449
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150806010932); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

2,108 Medicare Part D claims for 331 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.

  1. Salman Alim2,108
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Trelegy Ellipta401 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa215 claims
  3. Montelukast Sodium163 claims
  4. Breo Ellipta145 claims
  5. Prednisone136 claims
  6. Azithromycin125 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,152.99

44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Salman Alim$1,152.99
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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

  1. Houston Intensivists PLLCKingwood, TX
  2. North Houston Respiratory Consultants, PAHumble, TX

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

Salman Raza Alim among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas

Salman Raza Alim, MD is one of 967 pulmonary 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 2008, is newer than 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 59% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2001 among the 773 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. T Jayaram, MDHumble, TX 773381568494557
  2. Atul Matta, M.D.Humble, TX 773381013398940
  3. Fakhruddin Rakla, MDHumble, TX 773381932131505
  4. Gnananandh Jayaraman, MDKingwood, TX 773391346414398
  5. Ramesh Kesavan, MDKingwood, TX 773391174749816
  6. Skantha Manjunath, M.D.Kingwood, TX 773391447464458
  7. Sivatej SarvaKingwood, TX 773391124285697
  8. Zainab Shakir, MDKingwood, TX 773391952975716

Common questions

What is Salman Raza Alim, MD's NPI number?

Salman Raza Alim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720256274, issued on Feb 19, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Salman Raza Alim, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9950 Memorial Blvd 102, Humble, TX, 77338. Phone: (281) 446-6803. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Salman Raza Alim, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q4009, 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 Raza Alim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Salman Raza Alim, MD had 2,108 Medicare Part D claims for 331 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Salman Raza Alim, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.