Waqar Hussain, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Brownsville, TX
Waqar Hussain, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Brownsville, Texas, and NPI 1427052034, issued on Jun 10, 2005. Check the license (Texas L8081, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Waqar Hussain
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- L8081 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 625 E Price RD, Brownsville, TX 78521
- Phone
- (956) 831-9353
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 24, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (956) 831-7749
- Medicaid ID
- 166846902 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040803000538); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 625 E Price RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Waqar Hussain in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L8081Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
544 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium33 claims
- Eliquis31 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium29 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate26 claims
- Clopidogrel20 claims
- Levofloxacin18 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.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Complete Care Medical AssociatesSan Antonio, TX
- Hospital Medicine Services OF TX, PLLCSan Antonio, TX
- Panther Inpatient Care PLLCSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Waqar Hussain among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Waqar Hussain, M.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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).
37 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Brownsville
They are 37 of the 1,671 NPPES records with a practice address in Brownsville, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Waqar Hussain, M.D.'s NPI number?
Waqar Hussain, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427052034, issued on Jun 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Waqar Hussain, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 625 E Price RD, Brownsville, TX, 78521. Phone: (956) 831-9353. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Waqar Hussain, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L8081, 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 Waqar Hussain, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Waqar Hussain, M.D. had 544 Medicare Part D claims for 194 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.