Dr. Faraz Bishehsari, MD

  • Houston, TX
  • Gastroenterologist
NPI1760645659PAC ID1355568130
Medicare services, 2024
15
Medicare patients, 2024
30
Part D claims, 2024
55
Publications
115
Clinical trials
1
Practice address
6411 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030
Practice phone
Call (713) 704-3700
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Primary practice

Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center

Hospital · Houston, Texas

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Dr. Faraz Bishehsari is a gastroenterologist in Houston, Texas

Dr. Bishehsari practices at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, part of Memorial Hermann Health System.

Dr. Bishehsari's NPI, 1760645659, was assigned on July 9, 2008. Dr. Bishehsari graduated from Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Bishehsari holds Texas license V0349.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1355568130
NPI enumeration date
July 9, 2008
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(713) 704-3700
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
49
Medical school graduation
2005

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Faraz Bishehsari practices at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas

Dr. Bishehsari's primary practice is Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, at 6411 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 704-3700.

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Dr. Faraz Bishehsari is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Bishehsari's primary practice is Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, part of Memorial Hermann Health System. The medical group on file is UT Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bishehsari to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Faraz Bishehsari's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Faraz Bishehsari is one of 1,341 gastroenterologists in Texas

Gastroenterology is Dr. Bishehsari's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Bishehsari is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Bishehsari's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Illinois and Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Gastroenterology, TexasPrimaryLicense V0349 · 2024 to 2027 · taxonomy 207RG0100X
  • Illinois licenseLicense 036127476 · 2011 to 2026
  • Pennsylvania license2008 to 2011

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists colonoscopy, gastrointestinal bleeding and upper GI endoscopy among the conditions Dr. Bishehsari treats.

Gastroenterologists near Dr. Bishehsari

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Faraz Bishehsari billed Medicare for 15 services in 2024

CMS data shows 15 Medicare services from Dr. Bishehsari across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 30 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,484 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202415
Medicare patients30
Paid by Medicare$1,484
Procedure codes1

Dr. Bishehsari's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Surgery
2023: 612024: 1575%
Other services
2023: 192024: 0100%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 322024: 0100%

Dr. Bishehsari compared with the Texas median for gastroenterologists, 2024

  • Dr. Bishehsari
  • Texas median
Medicare services
15vs 50597% below
Medicare patients
30vs 28489% below
Part D claims
68vs 49386% below

Medians across 1,281 gastroenterologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Bishehsari's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Faraz Bishehsari treated 30 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 30 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bishehsari in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 13 patients. 73% of them have arthritis, and 73% have high blood pressure. 37% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.34, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bishehsari's median patient age at 60, with 60% women.

Medicare patients, 202430
Average age72
Average risk score1.34
Also on Medicaid37%

Dr. Bishehsari's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Chronic conditions among Dr. Bishehsari's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis73%
  2. High blood pressure73%
  3. High cholesterol70%
  4. Anxiety37%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Bishehsari's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 60

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women60%
  • Men40%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Faraz Bishehsari wrote 55 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Bishehsari wrote 55 Medicare Part D claims for 24 patients. 69% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 5 drugs, with $54,714 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 56 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 202455
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$54,714
Part D patients24

Dr. Bishehsari's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic38 claims69%
  • Brand-name and other17 claims31%

Dr. Bishehsari's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2022 to 2023

  • 2022
  • 2023
Claims for drugs CMS names
2022: 562023: 6821%

Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2023, 2 in 2022.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Faraz Bishehsari ranks in the 44th percentile for colonoscopy in Medicare

Dr. Bishehsari accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 15 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Bishehsari, more than 44% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Bishehsari ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Colonoscopy
44th percentile15 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Faraz Bishehsari has 115 publications on record

Dmand AI links 115 papers to Dr. Bishehsari, published from 2005 to 2025. 2016 was the busiest year, with 12. The most frequent topics are Colorectal Neoplasms, Gastrointestinal Microbiome and Circadian Rhythm. Dr. Bishehsari has published most often in Arch Iran Med. Dr. Bishehsari's most frequent co-authors are Ali Keshavarzian, MD, Mahboobeh Mahdavinia and Deepak Kumar Sharma, MD.

Papers115
Years published2005 to 2025

Dr. Bishehsari's papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Dr. Bishehsari writes about most

  • Colorectal Neoplasms
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome
  • Circadian Rhythm
  • Iran
  • Colonoscopy
  • Adenoma
  • Ethanol
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms

Dr. Bishehsari's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Bishehsari

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Faraz Bishehsari has worked on 1 clinical trial

Dmand AI links Dr. Bishehsari to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Rectal Diseases and Colorectal Neoplasms.

Conditions in Dr. Bishehsari's trials

  • Rectal Diseases
  • Colorectal Neoplasms

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Bishehsari

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Faraz Bishehsari received $129 in industry payments from 2016 to 2019

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Bishehsari from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $53.

General payments to Dr. Bishehsari by program year, 2016 to 2019

Companies that paid Dr. Bishehsari the most, 2016 to 2019

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Faraz Bishehsari graduated from Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine

Dr. Bishehsari graduated from Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine in 2005.

  1. Medical schoolTehran University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in gastroenterologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Faraz Bishehsari accepts plans from 20 insurance carriers

Dr. Bishehsari is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Bishehsari accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO13
  2. HMO12
  3. Medicare11
  4. POS7
  5. EPO3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Faraz Bishehsari's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Faraz Bishehsari's NPI number?

Dr. Faraz Bishehsari's NPI number is 1760645659. It was assigned on July 9, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Faraz Bishehsari?

Dr. Faraz Bishehsari is a gastroenterologist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).

Where does Dr. Faraz Bishehsari practice?

Dr. Bishehsari practices at 6411 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030. Dr. Bishehsari's primary practice is Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, part of Memorial Hermann Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bishehsari to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Faraz Bishehsari's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Bishehsari is (713) 704-3700.

What is Dr. Faraz Bishehsari's medical license number?

Dr. Bishehsari holds Texas license V0349, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Faraz Bishehsari been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Bishehsari in Texas (2024 to 2027), Illinois (2011 to 2026) and Pennsylvania (2008 to 2011).

Which hospitals is Dr. Faraz Bishehsari affiliated with?

Dr. Bishehsari practices at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas.

What medical group is Dr. Faraz Bishehsari part of?

Dr. Bishehsari is linked to UT Physicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Bishehsari to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Faraz Bishehsari accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bishehsari billed Medicare for 15 services in 2024, and Dr. Bishehsari accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Faraz Bishehsari see?

CMS counts 30 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bishehsari in 2024, with an average age of 72.

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Is Dr. Faraz Bishehsari board certified?

Yes. Dr. Bishehsari is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Faraz Bishehsari bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Bishehsari's most billed Medicare services were surgery: digestive system (45380).

Where did Dr. Faraz Bishehsari go to medical school?

Dr. Bishehsari graduated from Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine in 2005.

What drugs does Dr. Faraz Bishehsari prescribe most?

In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bishehsari's most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium, Gavilyte-G and Esomeprazole Magnesium.

Has Dr. Faraz Bishehsari received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $129 in general payments to Dr. Bishehsari from 4 companies from 2016 to 2019. The largest total came from Boston Scientific Corporation.

How long has Dr. Faraz Bishehsari been practicing?

Dr. Bishehsari graduated from medical school in 2005, 21 years ago.

Does Dr. Faraz Bishehsari do research?

Dmand AI links 115 publications to Dr. Bishehsari, published from 2005 to 2025. Dr. Bishehsari has worked on 1 clinical trial.

Who does Dr. Faraz Bishehsari publish with?

Dr. Bishehsari's most frequent co-authors are Ali Keshavarzian, MD (33 shared papers), Mahboobeh Mahdavinia (18 shared papers) and Deepak Kumar Sharma, MD (9 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Faraz Bishehsari accept?

Dr. Bishehsari is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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