Nihan Farooq, MD

Primary specialty

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RG0300X

License

V5261 Issued in TX

Practice address

6550 Fannin St Ste 1101
Houston, TX 77030-2740

Phone

(346) 238-7003

Fax

(346) 238-7619

NPI assigned

Apr 28, 2021

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

Yes

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: No
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Hospitalist

Education

Other, 2019

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Inpatient Hospitalists Texas Medical Center PLLCGroup PAC ID 4486902707, 7 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Houston Methodist Hospital Hospital, Houston, TX, CCN 450358

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

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.

• Inpatient Hospitalists Texas Medical Center PLLC

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1598258113
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD

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

• The Methodist Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1548387418
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
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            "address_1": "7818 BRAES MEADOW DR",
            "city": "HOUSTON",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "770711301"
        },
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "6550 FANNIN ST STE 1101",
            "city": "HOUSTON",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "770302740",
            "telephone_number": "346-238-7003",
            "fax_number": "346-238-7619"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "FAROOQ",
        "first_name": "NIHAN",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "YES",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2021-04-28",
        "last_updated": "2026-05-15",
        "certification_date": "2026-05-15",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "207RG0300X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine",
            "state": "TX",
            "license": "V5261",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Jonathan P Faro, M.D.
• Sebastian Faro, MD PHD
• Abid Mohammed Farooq, DO
• Ahmad Farooq, MD
• Beverly K Farooq, PHARMD
• Saad Farooq, MBBS
• Salman Farooq, M.D
• Ahsan Farooqi, MD PHD
• Iman Farooqi, MD
• Sanam Rashid Farooqi

• Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Houston, TX
• Providers in Houston, TX by specialty
• Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on May 15, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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