NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vadim Sherman, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Houston, TX

Vadim Sherman, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1821028267, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (Texas M6393, 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
1821028267
Name
Vadim Sherman
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
M6393 TX
41407 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 441-5141
Enumerated
Jul 3, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 17, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
182083903 TX
182083901 TX
182083902 TX
182083904 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20061017000125); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 6550 Fannin St

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

  1. Bincy Abraham, MDGastroenterology Physician1578767166
  2. Horacio Adrogue, MDNephrology Physician1508958000
  3. Talha Akram, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346180577
  4. Mahmoud Al Rifai, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1922456219
  5. Jaden Aland, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114868213
  6. James Albright, MDPediatric Otolaryngology Physician1548255805

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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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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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97% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

289 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Vadim Sherman289
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole74 claims
  2. Ondansetron Hcl38 claims
  3. Promethazine Hcl33 claims
  4. Enoxaparin Sodium28 claims
  5. Gabapentin27 claims
  6. Ursodiol21 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: $5,509.43

44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vadim Sherman$5,509.43
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
  2. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCBellaire, TX

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

Vadim Sherman among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas

Vadim Sherman, M.D. is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 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 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Andrassy, M.D.Houston, TX 770301184665820
  2. Barbara Bass, M.D., F.A.C.SHouston, TX 770301881632636
  3. Richard Caplan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301831170166
  4. Richard Geis, M.D.Houston, TX 770301891756532
  5. Steven HammermanHouston, TX 770301649268236
  6. Samer Mattar, MDHouston, TX 770301861466708
  7. Hemangshu Podder, M.D.Houston, TX 770301407885163
  8. Patrick Reardon, MDHouston, TX 770301649270265

Common questions

What is Vadim Sherman, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vadim Sherman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821028267, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vadim Sherman, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 441-5141. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vadim Sherman, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M6393, 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 Vadim Sherman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vadim Sherman, M.D. had 289 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.