Tasneem Paliwala Yakoob, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Tasneem Paliwala Yakoob, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1568558757, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (Texas L7089, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tasneem Paliwala Yakoob
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- L7089 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13105 Wortham Center Dr, Houston, TX 77065
- Phone
- (713) 442-4000
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 9, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 165885803 TX
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tasneem Paliwala Yakoob in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L7089Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,587 Medicare Part D claims for 533 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 259 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium571 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate390 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium305 claims
- Losartan Potassium283 claims
- Metformin Hcl242 claims
- Lisinopril187 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.
Tasneem Paliwala Yakoob among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Tasneem Paliwala Yakoob, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X 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 Tasneem Paliwala Yakoob, MD's NPI number?
Tasneem Paliwala Yakoob, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568558757, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tasneem Paliwala Yakoob, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13105 Wortham Center Dr, Houston, TX, 77065. Phone: (713) 442-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tasneem Paliwala Yakoob, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L7089, 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 Tasneem Paliwala Yakoob, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tasneem Paliwala Yakoob, MD had 6,587 Medicare Part D claims for 533 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.