Salman Atiq Arain, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Houston, TX
Salman Atiq Arain, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1245285352, issued on May 24, 2006. Check the license (Texas U2143, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Salman Atiq Arain
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- U2143 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6410 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 500-6559
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 20, 2024
- Fax
- (713) 500-6560
- Medicaid ID
- 341343701 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141208000294); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Salman Atiq Arain in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U2143Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
2,409 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium214 claims
- Clopidogrel205 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate194 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate153 claims
- Furosemide134 claims
- Carvedilol128 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): 82.4 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: $9,340.77
77 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- UT PhysiciansHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Salman Atiq Arain among 724 interventional cardiology physician records in Texas
Salman Atiq Arain, MD is one of 724 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 97% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 90% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 653 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Texas
There are 724 interventional cardiology physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Salman Atiq Arain, MD's NPI number?
Salman Atiq Arain, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245285352, issued on May 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Salman Atiq Arain, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6410 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 500-6559. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Salman Atiq Arain, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U2143, 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 Atiq Arain, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Salman Atiq Arain, MD had 2,409 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Salman Atiq Arain, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 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.