NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tahir Hafeez, M.D.

Nephrology Physician · Baytown, TX

Tahir Hafeez, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Baytown, Texas, and NPI 1770516510, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Texas M7239, 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
1770516510
Name
Tahir Hafeez
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
M7239 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1642 W Baker Road, Baytown, TX 77521
Phone
(281) 422-3000
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2006
Record last updated
May 17, 2023
Fax
(281) 422-0937
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080603000170); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  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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73% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

2,536 Medicare Part D claims for 299 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Tahir Hafeez2,536
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide289 claims
  2. Allopurinol275 claims
  3. Prosol195 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium174 claims
  5. Sevelamer Carbonate111 claims
  6. Carvedilol101 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: $606.09

33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Opko Pharmaceuticals, LLC. 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.

  1. Tahir Hafeez$606.09
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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

  1. Medical Office ForceEl Paso, TX
  2. Nephrology And Hypertension Specialists PABaytown, TX

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

Tahir Hafeez among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas

Tahir Hafeez, M.D. is one of 1,159 nephrology 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 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vijay Koka, MDPasadena, TX 775041144423922
  2. Ugochi Osborn, MDPasadena, TX 775041932442084
  3. Patricia Aristimuno, MDGalveston, TX 775551356400147
  4. John Badalamenti, MDGalveston, TX 775551043296478
  5. Robert Beach, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551205929379
  6. Gerald Beathard, MDGalveston, TX 775551467654541
  7. Ann Kathleen Gamilla-Crudo, MDGalveston, TX 775551982808549
  8. Syed Hassan, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551063638989

Common questions

What is Tahir Hafeez, M.D.'s NPI number?

Tahir Hafeez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770516510, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tahir Hafeez, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1642 W Baker Road, Baytown, TX, 77521. Phone: (281) 422-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tahir Hafeez, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M7239, 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 Tahir Hafeez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tahir Hafeez, M.D. had 2,536 Medicare Part D claims for 299 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.