Dr. Omar Ghaleb Awar, MD

Dr. Awar practices at Houston Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery Center in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Awar's NPI, 1154561876, was assigned on February 21, 2009. Dr. Awar graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Awar's Texas license number on file is N8269.

Dr. Awar's primary practice is Houston Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery Center, at 6400 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 791-0700.

Dr. Awar's primary practice is Houston Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Awar is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital. The medical group on file is Houston Cardiovascular Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Awar to 3 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Awar practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Awar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Awar is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Awar's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and California.

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, angioplasty, aortic atherosclerois, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac catheterization, cardiomyopathy, cerebrovascular disease and chronic embolism thrombosis among the conditions Dr. Awar treats.

CMS data shows 4,281 Medicare services from Dr. Awar across 32 procedure codes in 2024, for 848 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $601,831 for them.

CMS counts 848 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Awar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 436 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.41, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Awar's median patient age at 69, with 46% women.

In 2024, Dr. Awar wrote 5,429 Medicare Part D claims for 818 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,222 of them, across 67 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,057,022 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,549 claims across 63 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Awar for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Awar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Awar as offering telehealth. CMS counts 114 procedures of varicose vein removal by Dr. Awar, more than 85% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Coronary angioplasty and stenting: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Awar, published from 2008 to 2025. Dr. Awar's most frequent co-authors are David Aguilar, MD, Sukhdeep Singh Basra, MD and Yochai Birnbaum, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 605 general payments to Dr. Awar from 57 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $1,807.

Dr. Awar graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Awar is a member of ACC.

Dr. Awar is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.