NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Walid Ibn Essayed, M.D.

Neurological Surgery Physician · Houston, TX

Walid Ibn Essayed, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1568812436, issued on Jun 21, 2016. Check the license (Texas U4532, 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
1568812436
Name
Walid Ibn Essayed
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License numbers
U4532 TX
80031 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
929 Gessner RD Ste 2410, Houston, TX 77024
Phone
(347) 745-2966
Enumerated
Jun 21, 2016
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231106002010); accepts Medicare assignment
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 929 Gessner RD Ste 2410

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

  1. Meaghann Clark, RPA-CPhysician Assistant1083934848
  2. Ivy Contreras, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1295388510
  3. Daniel Kim, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1275542516
  4. Stephanie Regenhardt, MD,PHDInterventional Pain Medicine Physician1285083311

Verify Walid Ibn Essayed in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $78.97

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Walid Ibn Essayed$79
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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

  1. UT PhysiciansSugar Land, TX

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

Walid Ibn Essayed among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas

Walid Ibn Essayed, M.D. is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 83% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Cochran, MDHouston, TX 770241205030129
  2. Daniel Kim, MDHouston, TX 770241275542516
  3. Ryan McCormack, MD, PHDHouston, TX 770241962922146
  4. Mahmood Moradi, M.D., FAANSHouston, TX 770241275533911
  5. John Quinn, M.D.Houston, TX 770241053587865
  6. Krishanthan Vigneswaran, M.D.Houston, TX 770241437418746
  7. John Berry, M.D.Houston, TX 770271184602948
  8. Brian Fernholz, MD, PHDHouston, TX 770271811273287

Common questions

What is Walid Ibn Essayed, M.D.'s NPI number?

Walid Ibn Essayed, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568812436, issued on Jun 21, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Walid Ibn Essayed, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 929 Gessner RD Ste 2410, Houston, TX, 77024. Phone: (347) 745-2966. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Walid Ibn Essayed, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number U4532, 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.

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.

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