NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Zahra Shariff, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Missouri City, TX

Zahra Shariff, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Missouri City, Texas, and NPI 1538260492, issued on Sep 25, 2006. Check the license (Texas R1452, 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
1538260492
Name
Zahra Shariff
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
R1452 TX
0101245645 VA
060323 CT
ME135605 FL
036.148217 IL
and 10 more
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
22 Flamingo Bay Dr, Missouri City, TX 77459
Phone
(314) 504-1979
Enumerated
Sep 25, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 16, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200424000044); 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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  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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30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,208 Medicare Part D claims for 523 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 295 claims were for opioids.

  1. Zahra Shariff2,208
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium135 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen98 claims
  3. Eliquis94 claims
  4. Gabapentin68 claims
  5. Oxycodone Hcl66 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate61 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 one group practice

  1. Post Acute Specialists LLCGreat Falls, MT

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

Zahra Shariff among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Zahra Shariff, 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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).

Internal Medicine Physician providers in Texas

There are 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nadya Alibhai, D.O.Missouri City, TX 774591538109368
  2. Siddharth Dave, D.O.Missouri City, TX 774591518042035
  3. Wilber Estrada Santiago, M.D.Missouri City, TX 774591164620860
  4. Mahnoor Hashmi, MDMissouri City, TX 774591477294247
  5. Asra Oberoi, M.D.Missouri City, TX 774591396936183
  6. Oyinade Odia, MDMissouri City, TX 774591184145021
  7. Anjali Sebastian, MDMissouri City, TX 774591477050045
  8. Parul Shah, D.O.Missouri City, TX 774591285722553

Common questions

What is Zahra Shariff, M.D.'s NPI number?

Zahra Shariff, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538260492, issued on Sep 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Zahra Shariff, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22 Flamingo Bay Dr, Missouri City, TX, 77459. Phone: (314) 504-1979. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Zahra Shariff, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R1452, 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 Zahra Shariff, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Zahra Shariff, M.D. had 2,208 Medicare Part D claims for 523 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.