Tareq A. Abou-Khamis, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Houston, TX
Tareq A. Abou-Khamis, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1851587612, issued on Sep 14, 2007. Check the license (Texas N9992, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tareq A. Abou-Khamis
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- N9992 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 Fondren RD, Houston, TX 77063
- Phone
- (713) 273-5805
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 25, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 917-5761
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111101000308); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tareq A. Abou-Khamis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N9992Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,879 Medicare Part D claims for 272 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 146 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone300 claims
- Methotrexate211 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate116 claims
- Tramadol Hcl98 claims
- Leflunomide92 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl74 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: $1,937.04
87 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Action Therapy Centers LimitedHouston, TX
- Hillcroft Medical Clinic AssocHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tareq A. Abou-Khamis among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas
Tareq A. Abou-Khamis, M.D. is one of 545 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Tareq A. Abou-Khamis, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tareq A. Abou-Khamis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851587612, issued on Sep 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tareq A. Abou-Khamis, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 Fondren RD, Houston, TX, 77063. Phone: (713) 273-5805. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tareq A. Abou-Khamis, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N9992, 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 Tareq A. Abou-Khamis, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tareq A. Abou-Khamis, M.D. had 1,879 Medicare Part D claims for 272 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.