NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Syed Abdullah Waheed, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Houston, TX

Syed Abdullah Waheed, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1306286737, issued on Jun 29, 2013. Check the license (Texas U6101, 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
1306286737
Name
Syed Abdullah Waheed
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License numbers
U6101 TX
26617 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
18300 Katy Fwy Ste 615, Houston, TX 77094
Phone
(713) 464-8099
Enumerated
Jun 29, 2013
Record last updated
Dec 8, 2025
Medicaid ID
08189740 MS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230926004078); 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 18300 Katy Fwy Ste 615

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

  1. Kanza MuzaffarPulmonary Disease Physician1952894735
  2. Crystal Pouncil, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1336673011

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  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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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

305 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.

  1. Syed Abdullah Waheed305
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa44 claims
  2. Trelegy Ellipta37 claims
  3. Furosemide22 claims
  4. Fluticasone Propionate19 claims
  5. Prednisone19 claims
  6. Montelukast Sodium18 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: $1,223.18

29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Syed Abdullah Waheed$1,223.18
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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. Memorial Pulmonary And Sleep Disorders Associates P AHouston, TX

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

Syed Abdullah Waheed among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas

Syed Abdullah Waheed, MD is one of 967 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2001 among the 773 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kanza MuzaffarHouston, TX 770941952894735
  2. Amrew Al-Ahmad, M.D.Houston, TX 770901710203815
  3. Mohsin Bajwa, MDHouston, TX 770901497743462
  4. Salah Ghobrial, MDHouston, TX 770901518955525
  5. Krishna Chandrasekhar, MDHouston, TX 770891669562773
  6. Sandeep Gupta, MDHouston, TX 770891063500353
  7. Charles Hebenstreit, M.D.Houston, TX 770891508125378
  8. Mayank Patel, MDHouston, TX 770891104914407

Common questions

What is Syed Abdullah Waheed, MD's NPI number?

Syed Abdullah Waheed, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306286737, issued on Jun 29, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Syed Abdullah Waheed, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18300 Katy Fwy Ste 615, Houston, TX, 77094. Phone: (713) 464-8099. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Syed Abdullah Waheed, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number U6101, 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 Syed Abdullah Waheed, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Syed Abdullah Waheed, MD had 305 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.