What is Tawfiq Alam's specialty?

Tawfiq Alam (NPI 1629092689) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in The Woodlands, TX.

Where does Tawfiq Alam practice?

Tawfiq Alam practices in The Woodlands, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1629092689.

How much does Medicare pay Tawfiq Alam?

Tawfiq Alam (NPI 1629092689) received approximately $123K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 542 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1629092689

Tawfiq AlamM.D., PH.D.

PRACTICEGASTROENTEROLOGY SPECIALISTS OF NORTH HOUSTON, PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

GastroenterologyThe Woodlands, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,188

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,612

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$122K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,103 Gastroenterology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 699).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,150

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$283K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

34.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Pantoprazole Sodium425 claims

Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates324 claims

Famotidine188 claims

Omeprazole47 claims

Sucralfate36 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

70.3

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Tawfiq Alam's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 22 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
TEXIENNE HOSPITAL SYSTEMS, L.P.	140	468
David Ellent Hematology-Oncology · Kingwood, TX	69	265
Wei Feng Pathology · Houston, TX	63	154
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	41	145
Barbara Lines Pathology · Houston, TX	32	66
Lab Alliance Llc Clinical Laboratory · Carrollton, TX	28	69
Brandon Fisher Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	25	60
Russell Bond Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Houston, TX	24	54
Bradley Birt Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	23	60
Irene Gelman Hospitalist · Conroe, TX	21	64
KERSCHENBAUM, JOEL	19	116
Montgomery County Hospital District Ambulance Service Provider · Conroe, TX	19	58

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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