Samih Elchahal, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Houston, TX
Samih Elchahal, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1568512226, issued on Jan 12, 2007. Check the license (Texas P1296, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samih Elchahal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- P1296 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 590 Chimney Rock RD, Houston, TX 77056
- Phone
- (713) 782-4406
- Enumerated
- Jan 12, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 782-2554
- Medicaid ID
- 286823401 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111205000207); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 590 Chimney Rock RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Samih Elchahal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P1296Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,675 Medicare Part D claims for 622 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Erythromycin379 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate319 claims
- Moxifloxacin285 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium254 claims
- Latanoprost128 claims
- Atropine Sulfate44 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): 93.4 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: $171.08
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Hea Clinic PAHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samih Elchahal among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Samih Elchahal, M.D. is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Samih Elchahal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Samih Elchahal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568512226, issued on Jan 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samih Elchahal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 590 Chimney Rock RD, Houston, TX, 77056. Phone: (713) 782-4406. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samih Elchahal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P1296, 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 Samih Elchahal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samih Elchahal, M.D. had 1,675 Medicare Part D claims for 622 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samih Elchahal, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.4 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.