NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ziad El-Zaatari, M.D.

Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician · Houston, TX

Ziad El-Zaatari, M.D. is an anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1679960736, issued on Apr 16, 2015. Check the license (Texas S2023, 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
1679960736
Name
Ziad El-Zaatari
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician 207ZP0102X
License number
S2023 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6565 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 790-3333
Enumerated
Apr 16, 2015
Record last updated
Mar 1, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210628000165); 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 6565 Fannin St

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

  1. Karen Abboud, PHARMDOncology Pharmacist1316794597
  2. Akraam Abdel-KeremPharmacist1720831092
  3. Aliya Abdulla, PHARMD, BCCCPCritical Care Pharmacist1750207312
  4. Safiyah AbdullahAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1497200851
  5. Selma AbdurrahmanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659127090
  6. Catherine Achim, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1114215738

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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.5 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 score97.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%83.6
  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: $29.05

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 2,607 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,565.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ziad El-Zaatari$29.05
  2. Specialty average$3,565.00

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Methodist Pathology Associates PLLCSugar Land, TX

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

Ziad El-Zaatari among 1,424 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in Texas

Ziad El-Zaatari, M.D. is one of 1,424 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 82% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2001 among the 864 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ZP0102X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,424 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in Texas.

The 8 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amin Alrahwan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301306827381
  2. Gustavo Ayala, M.D.Houston, TX 770301992709356
  3. Diego Fiorito, M.D.Houston, TX 770301184629586
  4. Jerry Goodman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301770553877
  5. Suyang Hao, MDHouston, TX 770301750371910
  6. Joseph Khoury, MDHouston, TX 770301013910108
  7. Pulin Kothari, M.D.Houston, TX 770301730184136
  8. Barbara Lines, MDHouston, TX 770301366447690

Common questions

What is Ziad El-Zaatari, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ziad El-Zaatari, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679960736, issued on Apr 16, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ziad El-Zaatari, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6565 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 790-3333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ziad El-Zaatari, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S2023, 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.

What is Ziad El-Zaatari, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.5 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.

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.