NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Zachary Scott Pallister, M.D.

Vascular Surgery Physician · Houston, TX

Zachary Scott Pallister, M.D. is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1528321536, issued on Jun 25, 2012. Check the license (Texas R2433, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528321536
Name
Zachary Scott Pallister
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
License numbers
R2433 TX
BP10043016 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7200 Cambridge St FL 6, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 798-5700
Enumerated
Jun 25, 2012
Record last updated
Oct 17, 2025
Fax
(713) 798-4693
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190813001462); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2012
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 7200 Cambridge St FL 6

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

  1. Nancy Akins, R.N. MSN,CNS,CC ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1447202155
  2. Reza Ardehali, MD, PHDInternal Medicine Physician1104005370
  3. Basant Arya, M.DCardiovascular Disease Physician1851465926
  4. Shanda Blackmon, M.D., M.P.H.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1952347965
  5. Amber Browning, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1992501019
  6. Andrew Civitello, M.D.Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1104863745

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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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75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024

51 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.

  1. Zachary Pallister51
  2. Specialty average201

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen26 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%54.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,396.36

20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Silk Road Medical, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Zachary Pallister$1,396.36
  2. Specialty average$6,178.00

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. Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
  2. Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX

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

Zachary Scott Pallister among 368 vascular surgery physician records in Texas

Zachary Scott Pallister, M.D. is one of 368 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 290 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 368 vascular surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ali Azizzadeh Fard, M.D.Houston, TX 770301780618918
  2. Charudatta Bavare, MD, MPHHouston, TX 770301841443298
  3. Jean Bismuth, M.D.Houston, TX 770301639330053
  4. Jayer Chung, M.D.Houston, TX 770301447397716
  5. Sheila Coogan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301457442881
  6. Ramyar Gilani, MDHouston, TX 770301598939068
  7. Natasha Hansraj, MDHouston, TX 770301497980114
  8. Panagiotis Kougias, MDHouston, TX 770301801976063

Common questions

What is Zachary Scott Pallister, M.D.'s NPI number?

Zachary Scott Pallister, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528321536, issued on Jun 25, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Zachary Scott Pallister, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7200 Cambridge St FL 6, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 798-5700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Zachary Scott Pallister, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R2433, 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 Zachary Scott Pallister, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Zachary Scott Pallister, M.D. had 51 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Zachary Scott Pallister, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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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