Syed Asif Hussain, MD
Nephrology Physician · Galveston, TX
Syed Asif Hussain, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1750674842, issued on May 23, 2011. Check the license (Texas R2880, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Syed Asif Hussain
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- R2880 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555
- Phone
- (409) 772-2222
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2011
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2026
- Fax
- (409) 772-5052
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170627002226); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Syed Asif Hussain in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R2880Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,461 Medicare Part D claims for 260 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone238 claims
- Famotidine77 claims
- Carvedilol72 claims
- Furosemide66 claims
- Valganciclovir Hcl64 claims
- Cinacalcet Hcl54 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: $551.30
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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 2 group practices
- Titus County Hospital DistrictMount Pleasant, TX
- Utmb Faculty Group PracticeGalveston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
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- Koshy Abraham, MDFort Worth, TX1780658559
Common questions
What is Syed Asif Hussain, MD's NPI number?
Syed Asif Hussain, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750674842, issued on May 23, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Syed Asif Hussain, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555. Phone: (409) 772-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Syed Asif Hussain, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R2880, 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 Asif Hussain, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Syed Asif Hussain, MD had 1,461 Medicare Part D claims for 260 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.