Rami Saed Al-Aref, MD

NPI 1033571229ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Houston, TX

Surgery (MD) in Houston, Texas, trained at Washington University School of Medicine (class of 2016). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $147,945 for 41 claims, against $68,034 paid for services in 2024. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. reported $1,546 in payments in 2025, mostly education.

Overview

NPI	1033571229
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Mar 25, 2016
Last updated in NPPES	Aug 1, 2025
Certified by provider	Aug 1, 2025

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Surgery Primary	208600000X	PA19375	TX
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine	207LC0200X	2021017124	MO
Surgery	208600000X	2021017124	MO
Surgery, Surgical Critical Care	2086S0102X	PA19375	TX
Surgery, Surgical Critical Care	2086S0102X	2021017124	MO

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (MO); Practitioner - General Surgery (TX)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	225
Services billed	503 across 77 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$68,034

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	41 · 41 30-day fills
Patients	32
Total drug cost	$147,945
Generic share	88% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	Washington University School of Medicine
Graduation year	2016
Medicare specialty	General Surgery
Secondary specialties	Critical Care (Intensivists)