Tareq Qasem Kamal, M.D
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Tareq Qasem Kamal, M.D is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1871808949, issued on Aug 13, 2010. Check the license (Texas T7258, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tareq Qasem Kamal
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License numbers
- T7258 TX
4301109881 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18400 Katy Fwy Ste 560, Houston, TX 77094
- Phone
- (832) 522-3240
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2023
- Fax
- (832) 522-8154
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220906002605); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 18400 Katy Fwy Ste 560
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Tareq Qasem Kamal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license T7258Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
137 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf40 claims
- Metronidazole27 claims
- Tramadol Hcl25 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate22 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: $367.73
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tareq Qasem Kamal among 209 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Texas
Tareq Qasem Kamal, M.D is one of 209 colon & rectal surgery 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 2010, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 68% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 174 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 209 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Texas.
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The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rachel Ellsworth, M.DHouston, TX 770941336393479
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- Lisa Chen, M.D.Houston, TX 770901508879669
- Jean Knapps, M.D.Houston, TX 770901851559728
- Mark Pidala, M.D.Houston, TX 770901417960550
- Tal Raphaeli, MDHouston, TX 770901609910009
- Stephen ChiangHouston, TX 770821194102988
- Aakash Gajjar, M.D.Houston, TX 770741730115106
Common questions
What is Tareq Qasem Kamal, M.D's NPI number?
Tareq Qasem Kamal, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871808949, issued on Aug 13, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tareq Qasem Kamal, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18400 Katy Fwy Ste 560, Houston, TX, 77094. Phone: (832) 522-3240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tareq Qasem Kamal, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number T7258, 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 Qasem Kamal, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tareq Qasem Kamal, M.D had 137 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. 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.