NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shahe E. Vartivarian, M.D.

Infectious Disease Physician · Houston, TX

Shahe E. Vartivarian, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1235233651, issued on Sep 8, 2006. Check the license (Texas H5084, 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
1235233651
Name
Shahe E. Vartivarian
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
H5084 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7777 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX 77074
Phone
(713) 339-9949
Enumerated
Sep 8, 2006
Record last updated
May 22, 2024
Fax
(713) 339-9888
Medicaid ID
116028503 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101208000717); 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 7777 Southwest Fwy

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Verify Shahe E. Vartivarian in five checks

  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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2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average infectious disease physician in 2024

1,815 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.

  1. Shahe Vartivarian1,815
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Biktarvy193 claims
  2. Levofloxacin131 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass118 claims
  4. Fluconazole102 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate69 claims
  6. Daptomycin67 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: $1,463.08

90 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Shahe Vartivarian$1,463.08
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

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. Metro ID Associates Ltd LLPHouston, TX

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

Shahe E. Vartivarian among 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas

Shahe E. Vartivarian, M.D. is one of 674 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1981 · median 2002 among the 510 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas.

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The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Maria Carlini, M.D.Houston, TX 770741487695672
  2. Nicolas Daoura, MDHouston, TX 770741639273956
  3. Carl Vartian, MDHouston, TX 770741134163975
  4. Sharafali Diwan, M.D.Houston, TX 770701114927290
  5. Fady El-Saghbini, M.D.Houston, TX 770701245427020
  6. Mohammad Khan, M.D.Houston, TX 770701528168051
  7. Nabil Khoury, M.D.Houston, TX 770701053366351
  8. Rajendra Pandya, M.DHouston, TX 770701265442420

Common questions

What is Shahe E. Vartivarian, M.D.'s NPI number?

Shahe E. Vartivarian, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235233651, issued on Sep 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shahe E. Vartivarian, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7777 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX, 77074. Phone: (713) 339-9949. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shahe E. Vartivarian, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number H5084, 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 Shahe E. Vartivarian, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shahe E. Vartivarian, M.D. had 1,815 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.

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