Dr. Faisal A. Arain, MD

Dr. Arain practices at Heart Care Center of Northwest Houston, PA in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Arain's NPI, 1144227752, was assigned on June 29, 2005. Dr. Arain graduated from Aga Khan Medical College in 1998. Dr. Arain holds Texas license N4256.

Dr. Arain's primary practice is Heart Care Center of Northwest Houston, PA, at 13325 Hargrave Rd, Houston, TX 77070 in Harris County. The practice phone is (281) 955-7863.

Dr. Arain's primary practice is Heart Care Center of Northwest Houston, PA in Houston, Texas. Dr. Arain is also affiliated with Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital. The medical group on file is Heart Care Center of Northwest Houston. Dmand AI also links Dr. Arain to 3 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Arain practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Arain's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Arain is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Arain's licenses on file in 4 states: Texas, North Carolina, Minnesota and Ohio.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac catheterization, cardiomyopathy, chronic hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart failure and heart valve disorders among the conditions Dr. Arain treats.

CMS data shows 2,585 Medicare services from Dr. Arain across 27 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,038 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $169,957 for them.

CMS counts 1,038 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Arain in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 383 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.31, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Arain's median patient age at 73, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Arain wrote 2,980 Medicare Part D claims for 550 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,734 of them, across 44 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $444,047 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,461 claims across 41 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Arain for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Arain accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 11 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Arain, more than 30% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Arain in 2009. Dr. Arain's most frequent co-authors are Iftikhar J. Kullo, MD, Masood Ahmad, MD and Nahal Boroumand, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 182 general payments to Dr. Arain from 35 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $783.

Dr. Arain graduated from Aga Khan Medical College in 1998. Dr. Arain is a member of ACC.

Dr. Arain is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.