Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Syed Ahsan, M.D.

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Houston, TX

Syed Ahsan, M.D. is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1720461023, issued on Jul 4, 2015. Check the license (Texas T8459, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1720461023
Name
Syed Ahsan
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
License number
T8459 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6550 Fannin St Ste 1901, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 441-1100
Enumerated
Jul 4, 2015
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6550 Fannin St Ste 1901

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

  1. Mouaz Al-Mallah, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1255446217
  2. Sadeer Alkindi, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1518308931
  3. Joe AounInterventional Cardiology Physician1023460276
  4. Mohammed Chamsi-Pasha, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1871805978
  5. Akanibo Da-Wariboko, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1902144736
  6. Valeria Duarte, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1295041663

Verify Syed Ahsan 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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53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024

895 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,916 among the 507 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.

  1. Syed Ahsan895
  2. Specialty average1,916

Most prescribed

  1. Entresto77 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate67 claims
  3. Spironolactone63 claims
  4. Jardiance55 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium52 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium38 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: $761.22

20 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 459 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,448.24 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Syed Ahsan$761.22
  2. Specialty average$6,448.24

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
  2. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Texas

There are 47 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Texas.

Other advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Texas

  1. Ossama Abou HassanTemple, TX1083252332
  2. Amit Alam, M.D.Dallas, TX1588906986
  3. Tamer Amer, D.O.San Antonio, TX1417342296
  4. Allen Anderson, MDSan Antonio, TX1083775811
  5. Briel Anderson, NPHouston, TX1659188621
  6. Faris Araj, M.D.Dallas, TX1205045184
  7. Iliana Arellano, MDSan Antonio, TX1710917794
  8. Erwin Argueta Sosa, MDLubbock, TX1629333455
  9. Kunjan Bhatt, MDAustin, TX1770668758
  10. Raymond Bietry, M.D.Austin, TX1366600769

Common questions

What is Syed Ahsan, M.D.'s NPI number?

Syed Ahsan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720461023, issued on Jul 4, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Syed Ahsan, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6550 Fannin St Ste 1901, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 441-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Syed Ahsan, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number T8459, 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 Ahsan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Syed Ahsan, M.D. had 895 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,916. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.