Shah-Nawaz M. Dodwad, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Houston, TX
Shah-Nawaz M. Dodwad, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1477882520, issued on Dec 21, 2009. Check the license (Texas Q5177, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shah-Nawaz M. Dodwad
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- Q5177 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6400 Fannin St Ste 1700, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 486-5526
- Enumerated
- Dec 21, 2009
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151027003185); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6400 Fannin St Ste 1700
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ricardo Abreu IrizarryStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558814277
- Mackenzie Aldridge, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1346137502
- Marlon Alexander, PA-CPhysician Assistant1376604777
- Mohammed Alshouli, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1245653369
- Savannah Baimbridge, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558128868
- David Berken, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1790105153
Verify Shah-Nawaz M. Dodwad in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q5177Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $136,320.15
166 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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 PhysiciansThe Woodlands, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shah-Nawaz M. Dodwad among 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Texas
Shah-Nawaz M. Dodwad, M.D. is one of 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2005 among the 177 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Texas
There are 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Texas.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rubin Bashir, MDHouston, TX 770301568653798
- Stephen Esses, M.D.Houston, TX 770301760489595
- Alan Heilman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301952399347
- Rex Marco, M.D.Houston, TX 770301205861887
- Adam ParkHouston, TX 770301538691985
- Ra'Kerry Rahman, MDHouston, TX 770301972752228
- Jeffrey Ratusznik, MDHouston, TX 770301710148119
- Comron Saifi, M.D.Houston, TX 770301972897270
Common questions
What is Shah-Nawaz M. Dodwad, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shah-Nawaz M. Dodwad, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477882520, issued on Dec 21, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shah-Nawaz M. Dodwad, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6400 Fannin St Ste 1700, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 486-5526. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shah-Nawaz M. Dodwad, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q5177, 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 Shah-Nawaz M. Dodwad, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shah-Nawaz M. Dodwad, M.D. had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shah-Nawaz M. Dodwad, M.D.'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.