Shabrez Tariq, MD
Specialist · Houston, TX
Shabrez Tariq, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1558542068, issued on Nov 27, 2007. Check the license (Texas N9968, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shabrez Tariq
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- N9968 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4101 Greenbriar Dr Ste 208, Houston, TX 77098
- Phone
- (832) 777-7246
- Enumerated
- Nov 27, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (832) 706-7777
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120706000536); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4101 Greenbriar Dr Ste 208
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shabrez Tariq in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license N9968Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
1,010 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 575 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen268 claims
- Gabapentin129 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen70 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl69 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl58 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl55 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $243.62
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Curonix LLC. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Houston Spine And Joint Pain Consultants PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shabrez Tariq among 1,716 specialist records in Texas
Shabrez Tariq, MD is one of 1,716 specialist records with a practice address in Texas. 31% 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 54% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 1989 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Texas
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- Judith Owens, M.D.Houston, TX 770981558584607
- Mark Pickering, O.D.Houston, TX 770981548310725
- Margaret Waisman, M.D.Houston, TX 770981659406650
Common questions
What is Shabrez Tariq, MD's NPI number?
Shabrez Tariq, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558542068, issued on Nov 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shabrez Tariq, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4101 Greenbriar Dr Ste 208, Houston, TX, 77098. Phone: (832) 777-7246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shabrez Tariq, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N9968, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Shabrez Tariq, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shabrez Tariq, MD had 1,010 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.