NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Samer Issa Talib, MD

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Kingwood, TX

Samer Issa Talib, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Kingwood, Texas, and NPI 1194354019, issued on Apr 2, 2020. Check the license (Texas U7285, 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
1194354019
Name
Samer Issa Talib
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
License number
U7285 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
22999 Highway 59 N, Kingwood, TX 77339
Phone
(281) 348-8000
Enumerated
Apr 2, 2020
Record last updated
Jun 15, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240821003329); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 22999 Highway 59 N

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Darra Aguilar, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1043713134
  2. Kweku Agyepong, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1649118837
  3. Renat AhatovDermatology Physician1346986692
  4. Syeda Ahmed, PT, DPT, NCSPhysical Therapist1710589288
  5. Genesis Albarran, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114875358
  6. Maureen AliruRadiation Oncology Physician1184252553

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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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  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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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

79 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Samer Talib79
  2. Specialty average696

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.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Houston Intensivists PLLCKingwood, TX
  2. Northeast Texas Intensivists, PLLCLongview, TX
  3. University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA

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

Samer Issa Talib among 413 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas

Samer Issa Talib, MD is one of 413 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 94% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 94% of these records are older, 3% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2007 among the 346 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Texas

There are 413 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas.

The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Akinyinka Ajelabi, MDKingwood, TX 773391841227808
  2. Angeli Patel, MDKingwood, TX 773391588398861
  3. Nathaniel Cassell, M.D.The Woodlands, TX 773801518302470
  4. Daniel Kievlan, M.D.The Woodlands, TX 773801003131616
  5. Zoulficar Kobeissi, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773801801864905
  6. Andres Reyes, M.D.The Woodlands, TX 773801124312905
  7. Haitham Shaheen, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773801467764050
  8. Shivaramaiah Shashikumar, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773801336113851

Common questions

What is Samer Issa Talib, MD's NPI number?

Samer Issa Talib, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194354019, issued on Apr 2, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samer Issa Talib, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22999 Highway 59 N, Kingwood, TX, 77339. Phone: (281) 348-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samer Issa Talib, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number U7285, 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 Samer Issa Talib, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Samer Issa Talib, MD had 79 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. 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.