NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sason Tavakoli-Sabour, D.O.

Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX

Sason Tavakoli-Sabour, D.O. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1649626706, issued on May 9, 2016. Check the license (Texas R5660, 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
1649626706
Name
Sason Tavakoli-Sabour
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
R5660 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9105 N Wayside Dr, Houston, TX 77028
Phone
(713) 633-2020
Enumerated
May 9, 2016
Record last updated
Jan 10, 2024
Medicaid ID
4163693-01 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201020000236); 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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Also registered at 9105 N Wayside Dr

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

  1. Adwoa Aboagye, PHARMDAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1609309202
  2. Sylvester Agbahiwe, PHARM.D.Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1447430640
  3. Nathan Bender, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1629206180
  4. Latrell Darwin, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1225449424
  5. Frances Ebo Anagor, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1144751538
  6. Arthur Harrison, R.PH.Pharmacist1356535801

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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

458 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. Sason Tavakoli-Sabour458
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate58 claims
  2. Duloxetine Hcl56 claims
  3. Hydroxyzine Hcl42 claims
  4. Risperidone28 claims
  5. Trazodone Hcl27 claims
  6. Fluoxetine Hcl25 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): 81.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score65.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%49.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $33.35

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sason Tavakoli-Sabour$33.35
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

  1. UT PhysiciansHouston, TX

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

Sason Tavakoli-Sabour among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas

Sason Tavakoli-Sabour, D.O. is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2006 among the 1,481 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas

There are 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nishan Adihetty, MDHouston, TX 770281316130065
  2. Roberto Flores, MDHouston, TX 770281154333037
  3. Weixin Lu, M.D.Houston, TX 770281780962977
  4. Sandhya Trivedi, M.D.Houston, TX 770281942294137
  5. Kimberly Warneke, M.D.Houston, TX 770281285616102
  6. Kenneth Adam, M.D.Houston, TX 770271942428479
  7. Daniyal Ahmed, MDHouston, TX 770271669049862
  8. Milton Altschuler, M.D.Houston, TX 770271376691790

Common questions

What is Sason Tavakoli-Sabour, D.O.'s NPI number?

Sason Tavakoli-Sabour, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649626706, issued on May 9, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sason Tavakoli-Sabour, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9105 N Wayside Dr, Houston, TX, 77028. Phone: (713) 633-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sason Tavakoli-Sabour, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R5660, 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 Sason Tavakoli-Sabour, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sason Tavakoli-Sabour, D.O. had 458 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sason Tavakoli-Sabour, D.O.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 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.

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