Individual provider Active NPI

Rami Saed Al-Aref, MD

  • Surgery Physician
  • Houston, TX
National Provider Identifier
1033571229
Registry record updated Aug 1, 2025
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208600000X
License
PA19375 Issued in TX
Practice address
6720 Bertner Ave
Houston, TX 77030-2604
Phone
(832) 355-2666
Fax
(832) 355-2666
NPI assigned
Mar 25, 2016
Sex
Female
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Aug 1, 2025

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 5

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LC0200X 2021017124 MO
Surgery Physician 208600000X 2021017124 MO
Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X PA19375 TX
Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X 2021017124 MO
Surgery Physician 208600000X PA19375 TX Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

6720 Bertner Ave
Houston, TX 77030-2604

Mailing address

PO Box 7412011
Chicago, IL 60674-2011
Phone (314) 362-5298

Other practice location 1

1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz
Div Surg ACCS
Saint Louis, MO 63110-1003
Phone (314) 362-5298

Other identifiers 1

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
200099469MedicaidMO

Electronic endpoints 1

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
FHIR URL https://epicproxy.et0965.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/api/FHIR/DSTU2/ Washington University

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in MO, TX2 enrollments
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20220826000575 MO Practitioner - General SurgeryPractitioner - Critical Care (Intensivists) 2264835222 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations
I20250808004266 TX Practitioner - General SurgeryPractitioner - Critical Care (Intensivists) 2264835222 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
General SurgeryAlso: Critical Care (Intensivists)
Education
Washington University School of Medicine, 2016
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Baylor College of MedicineGroup PAC ID 8022243971, 1,230 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

6720 Bertner Ave
Houston, TX 77030-2604
Phone (713) 798-1000

Hospital & facility affiliations

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
84.2 of 100Reported as group
Quality
71.6
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40
Cost
75.75

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

ProcedureNumber of procedures
Hernia repair (minimally invasive)1-10
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux1-10
Removal of tissue1-10

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
PA19375TXMDPhysician Assistant

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Washington University CurrentSince Aug 1, 2022 Accepting new patients
Baylor College of Medicine Surgery CurrentSince Aug 1, 2025 Accepting new patients
Baylor College of Medicine CurrentSince Aug 1, 2025 Accepting new patients
Washington University CurrentSince Jun 29, 2022 Accepting new patients
Washington University CurrentSince Jun 29, 2022 Accepting new patients
Barnes Jewish Hospital Past Accepting new patients

Locations

1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Phone (314) 362-1700

660 S Euclid Ave
#8109
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Phone (314) 362-7841

1 Barnes Hsp Plz
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Phone (314) 273-4966

660 S Euclid Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63110

7200 Cambridge St
Fl 1
Houston, TX 77030
Phone (713) 798-3924

1 Baylor Plz
#2
Houston, TX 77030

17450 St Lukes Way
Ste 340
The Woodlands, TX 77384
Phone (936) 266-2645

6720 Bertner Ave
Va Hospital, TX 77030
Phone (713) 785-8537

Interoperability endpoints

  • FHIR API: https://epicproxy.et0965.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/api/FHIR/DSTU2/

Organizations & group practices 6

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

Hospital & facility affiliations 1

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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