Sohaib Ahmed Faruqi, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Houston, TX
Sohaib Ahmed Faruqi, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1720039209, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (Texas L3640, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sohaib Ahmed Faruqi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- L3640 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18220 State Highway 249 Ste 290, Houston, TX 77070
- Phone
- (281) 897-8866
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 4, 2022
- Fax
- (281) 357-8886
- Medicaid ID
- 149570702 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040514000945); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sohaib Ahmed Faruqi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L3640Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
562 Medicare Part D claims for 239 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine146 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium116 claims
- Plenvu76 claims
- Omeprazole56 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium17 claims
- Linzess17 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): 79.9 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sohaib Ahmed Faruqi among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas
Sohaib Ahmed Faruqi, MD is one of 1,478 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Naga Addepally, M.DHouston, TX 770701275949265
- Robert Arkus, M.D.Houston, TX 770741871574889
- Daniel Ball, M.D,Houston, TX 770741730175183
- Dipti Bavishi, MDHouston, TX 770741952348898
- Seifeldin Hakim, M.D.Houston, TX 770741689057937
- Yolanda Hamilton, M.D.Houston, TX 770741043241870
- Frank Lanza, M.D.Houston, TX 770741992705453
- Sreelatha Reddy, MDHouston, TX 770741184663221
Common questions
What is Sohaib Ahmed Faruqi, MD's NPI number?
Sohaib Ahmed Faruqi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720039209, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sohaib Ahmed Faruqi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18220 State Highway 249 Ste 290, Houston, TX, 77070. Phone: (281) 897-8866. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sohaib Ahmed Faruqi, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L3640, 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 Sohaib Ahmed Faruqi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sohaib Ahmed Faruqi, MD had 562 Medicare Part D claims for 239 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sohaib Ahmed Faruqi, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.9 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.