NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tala Shila Shamsa-Gray, DO

Hospitalist Physician · Houston, TX

Tala Shila Shamsa-Gray, DO is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1629231220, issued on Jul 3, 2008. Check the license (Texas Q4282, 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
1629231220
Name
Tala Shila Shamsa-Gray
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
Q4282 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4545 Post Oak Place Dr, Houston, TX 77027
Phone
(713) 960-8008
Enumerated
Jul 3, 2008
Record last updated
Sep 20, 2024
Fax
(713) 960-0965
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151105001131); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Kansas City University Of Physicians And Surgeons, 2008
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 4545 Post Oak Place Dr

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

  1. Srijhansi Adusumilli, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1144260944
  2. Yassar Ahmed, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1952432544
  3. Olubusola Akinwumi, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1316300858
  4. Shezi Ali-Kirmani, MDInternal Medicine Physician1235123811
  5. Jasmin Baleva, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1033144167
  6. Feliscity Bassett, AGNP-CGerontology Nurse Practitioner1871980623

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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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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

200 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Tala Shamsa-Gray200
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Cefdinir25 claims
  2. Azithromycin11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Memorial Hermann Medical GroupCypress, TX

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

Tala Shila Shamsa-Gray among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas

Tala Shila Shamsa-Gray, DO is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 19% of these records are older, 76% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jerson Cadenas, MDHouston, TX 770271487858080
  2. Matthew Kohlnhofer, M.D.Houston, TX 770271922392778
  3. Ivan Mok, D.O.Houston, TX 770271639494743
  4. Golnar Parvizi, M.D.Houston, TX 770271831473081
  5. Roger Carbajal Mendoza, M.D.Houston, TX 770251184929333
  6. Faisal Siddiqi, DOHouston, TX 770251801258025
  7. Saherish Abbasi, DOHouston, TX 770241326601113
  8. Muhammad AsifHouston, TX 770241578916490

Common questions

What is Tala Shila Shamsa-Gray, DO's NPI number?

Tala Shila Shamsa-Gray, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629231220, issued on Jul 3, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tala Shila Shamsa-Gray, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4545 Post Oak Place Dr, Houston, TX, 77027. Phone: (713) 960-8008. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tala Shila Shamsa-Gray, DO's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q4282, 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 Tala Shila Shamsa-Gray, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tala Shila Shamsa-Gray, DO had 200 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.