NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Internal Medicine Physician NPI 1629231220 DO
Verify on CMS → Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO
Internal Medicine Physician in Houston, Texas.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 174,792 in Internal Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
200
Medicare Part D claims · 106 beneficiaries · Internal Medicine Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
94%
generic claims · 7% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO filed 200 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as an Internal Medicine Physician in Houston, Texas, prescribing 94% generic.
- 200
- Part D claims, 2024
- 94%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥48th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1629231220), first enumerated 07/03/2008.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 200 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Texas statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: TMB annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1629231220 · Internal Medicine Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MEGA · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-MID · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1629231220
- ENUM-MID 2008
- TAX-MEGA 175K Internal Medicine
- RX-LIGHT 200
- BOOK-MID 11,069 in Texas
- PHOTO-ENUM Daniel Huberman · 2008
Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
200 ≥ 48th percentile 48% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Internal Medicine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
200 93% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Texas
How Internal Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Internal Medicine Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1629231220 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Internal Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | DO |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 07/03/2008 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Memorial Hermann Medical Group
Cypress, TX
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
License & disciplinary context - Texas TMB 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO. To verify Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO's current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases
TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO - brand share 7.0%
Internal Medicine Physician average
7% brand-name claims vs 94% generic, on 200 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
200
Total Claims
$6K
Total Drug Cost
106
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 210
- Total Day Supply
- 3,397
- Brand vs Generic
- 7% brand / 94% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $4K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $2K
- Opioid Claims
- 16 (8.0% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 70
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 77.1 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 2.77
- Gender Split
- 56% female / 44% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 11, 65-74: 24, 75-84: 47, 85+: 24
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Cefdinir | 25 |
| Azithromycin | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Internal Medicine Physician Overview
How Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO fits within the Internal Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
174,792
Internal Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Internal Medicine Physician
2,785
Avg Claims per Provider
Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO's 200 claims are below the specialty average of 2,785.
Nationwide Internal Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Shamsa-Gray, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2008)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Internal Medicine Physician Providers in Texas
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Shamsa-Gray.
One of 11,069 Internal Medicine Physician providers enrolled in Texas, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Muhammad A. Sattar
MD
Dallas, TX
Dr. Gayatri Aaluri
MD
Galveston, TX
Anunaya Aashish
Denton, TX
Dr. Queenie Ann Abad
M.D.
San Antonio, TX
Dr. Fuad Abaleka
M.D
Lubbock, TX
Compare Internal Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO's specialty? ▼
Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO specializes in Internal Medicine Physician and practices in Houston, Texas. Credentials: DO.
How much does Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO wrote 200 Medicare Part D claims totaling $6K in drug costs for 106 beneficiaries.
Where is Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO located? ▼
Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO is located at 4545 POST OAK PLACE DR, Houston, TX, 77027. Phone: (713) 960-8008.
What is Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO's NPI number? ▼
Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629231220, issued on 07/03/2008.
Does Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO's prescribing is 7% brand-name and 94% generic drugs by claim count, with $4K in brand drug costs.
Does Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO had 16 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 8.0%.
How many Internal Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 174,792 Internal Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Internal Medicine Physician provider writes 2,785 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO's most frequently prescribed drugs include Cefdinir, Azithromycin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO accept Medicare? ▼
Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO appears in CMS Medicare data with 200 Part D claims and 106 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO's credentials? ▼
Tala Shamsa-Gray, DO's NPI is 1629231220 with credentials DO. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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