Walid G. Abou Assi, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Richmond, VA
Walid G. Abou Assi, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Richmond, Virginia, and NPI 1003867433, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101245252, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walid G. Abou Assi
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 0101245252 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7605 Forest Ave, Richmond, VA 23229
- Phone
- (804) 285-6390
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 31, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (804) 285-6393
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090713000450); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walid G. Abou Assi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101245252Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,208 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide261 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate159 claims
- Losartan Potassium99 claims
- Bumetanide85 claims
- Doxazosin Mesylate74 claims
- Lisinopril44 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: $196.59
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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 one group practice
- Nephrology Specialists PCMechanicsville, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walid G. Abou Assi among 327 nephrology physician records in Virginia
Walid G. Abou Assi, M.D. is one of 327 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 85% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2001 among the 242 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Virginia
There are 327 nephrology physician records in Virginia.
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- Pavan Annamaraju, MDRichmond, VA 232251609023837
- Peter Condro, M.D.Richmond, VA 232251144228503
- Suneeta Gadde, M.DRichmond, VA 232251992990014
Common questions
What is Walid G. Abou Assi, M.D.'s NPI number?
Walid G. Abou Assi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003867433, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walid G. Abou Assi, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7605 Forest Ave, Richmond, VA, 23229. Phone: (804) 285-6390. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walid G. Abou Assi, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101245252, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Walid G. Abou Assi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walid G. Abou Assi, M.D. had 1,208 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.