Dr. Ariel David Szvalb, MD

  • Houston, TX
  • Infectious disease specialist
NPI1548554033PAC ID9133361645
Medicare services, 2024
280
Medicare patients, 2024
226
Part D claims, 2024
190
Publications
14
MIPS score, 2024
84
Practice address
1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
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Dr. Ariel David Szvalb is an infectious disease specialist in Houston, Texas

Dr. Szvalb practices at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, part of The University of Texas System.

Dr. Szvalb's NPI, 1548554033, was assigned on June 2, 2011. Dr. Szvalb holds Texas license Q0705.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9133361645
NPI enumeration date
June 2, 2011
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
56
Medical school graduation
1996

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

Dr. Ariel David Szvalb practices at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas

Dr. Szvalb's primary practice is The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030.

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Dr. Ariel David Szvalb is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Szvalb's primary practice is The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, part of The University of Texas System. The medical group on file is Physicians Referral Service.

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Ariel David Szvalb is one of 629 infectious disease specialists in Texas

Infectious disease is Dr. Szvalb's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Szvalb is licensed in Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Infectious disease, TexasPrimaryLicense Q0705 · taxonomy 207RI0200X

Infectious disease specialists near Dr. Szvalb

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

Dr. Ariel David Szvalb billed Medicare for 280 services in 2024

CMS data shows 280 Medicare services from Dr. Szvalb across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 226 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $30,548 for them.

Medicare services, 2024280
Medicare patients226
Paid by Medicare$30,548
Procedure codes6

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2242024: 28025%

Where Dr. Szvalb's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office207%
  • In a facility26093%

Dr. Szvalb compared with the Texas median for infectious disease specialists, 2024

  • Dr. Szvalb
  • Texas median
Medicare services
280vs 39229% below
Medicare patients
226vs 16537% above
Part D claims
72vs 20064% below

Medians across 571 infectious disease specialists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

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

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

Dr. Ariel David Szvalb treated 226 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 226 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Szvalb in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 118 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 72% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.40, 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. Szvalb's median patient age at 67, with 51% women.

Medicare patients, 2024226
Average age71
Average risk score3.40
Also on Medicaid9%

Dr. Szvalb's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Szvalb's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women9341%
  • Men13359%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol72%
  3. Arthritis51%
  4. Chronic kidney disease46%
  5. Diabetes44%
  6. Mood disorders44%
  7. Anxiety43%
  8. Cancer38%

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

Dr. Szvalb's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women51%
  • Men49%

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

Dr. Ariel David Szvalb wrote 190 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Szvalb wrote 190 Medicare Part D claims for 37 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 72 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $57,261 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 90 claims across 6 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024190
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$57,261
Part D patients37

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

  • Generic151 claims79%
  • Brand-name39 claims21%

Dr. Szvalb's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

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

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Szvalb's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics52%98 of 190 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 902024: 7220%

Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 6 in 2023.

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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. Ariel David Szvalb scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Szvalb for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Szvalb accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Szvalb as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Szvalb's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 84of 100Final score
  • 70.8of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 68of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Ariel David Szvalb has 14 publications on record

Dmand AI links 14 papers to Dr. Szvalb, published from 2013 to 2022. 2022 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Anti-Bacterial Agents, Immunocompromised Host and Tomography, X-Ray Computed. Dr. Szvalb has published most often in Antimicrob Agents Chemother. Dr. Szvalb's most frequent co-authors are George Michael Viola, MD, MPH, Alexandre Elias Malek, MD and Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, MD.

Papers14
Years published2013 to 2022

Dr. Szvalb's papers by year, 2013 to 2022

Topics Dr. Szvalb writes about most

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Dr. Szvalb's most frequent co-authors

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

Dr. Ariel David Szvalb received $88 in industry payments from 2016 to 2018

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Szvalb from 2 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2018. Education make up the largest share, 79% of the total. Astellas Pharma US Inc paid the most, $70.

General payments to Dr. Szvalb by program year, 2016 to 2018

General payments to Dr. Szvalb by kind, 2016 to 2018

$88in total
  • Education$7079%
  • Food and beverage$1821%

Companies that paid Dr. Szvalb the most, 2016 to 2018

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

Sources for Dr. Ariel David Szvalb'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Ariel David Szvalb's NPI number?

Dr. Ariel David Szvalb's NPI number is 1548554033. It was assigned on June 2, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Ariel David Szvalb?

Dr. Ariel David Szvalb is an infectious disease specialist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Infectious Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0200X).

Where does Dr. Ariel David Szvalb practice?

Dr. Szvalb practices at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030. Dr. Szvalb's primary practice is The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, part of The University of Texas System.

What is Dr. Ariel David Szvalb's medical license number?

Dr. Szvalb holds Texas license Q0705.

Which hospitals is Dr. Ariel David Szvalb affiliated with?

Dr. Szvalb practices at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

What medical group is Dr. Ariel David Szvalb part of?

Dr. Szvalb is linked to Physicians Referral Service.

Does Dr. Ariel David Szvalb accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Szvalb billed Medicare for 280 services in 2024, and Dr. Szvalb accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Ariel David Szvalb offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Szvalb as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Ariel David Szvalb's MIPS score?

Dr. Szvalb's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ariel David Szvalb see?

CMS counts 226 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Szvalb in 2024, with an average age of 71.

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What services does Dr. Ariel David Szvalb bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Szvalb's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99223), office visit, established patient (99214) and hospital inpatient care (99233).

What drugs does Dr. Ariel David Szvalb prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Szvalb's most prescribed drugs by claims were Azithromycin, Rifampin and Ethambutol HCl.

Has Dr. Ariel David Szvalb received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $88 in general payments to Dr. Szvalb from 2 companies from 2016 to 2018. The largest total came from Astellas Pharma US Inc.

How long has Dr. Ariel David Szvalb been practicing?

Dr. Szvalb graduated from medical school in 1996, 30 years ago.

Does Dr. Ariel David Szvalb do research?

Dmand AI links 14 publications to Dr. Szvalb, published from 2013 to 2022.

Who does Dr. Ariel David Szvalb publish with?

Dr. Szvalb's most frequent co-authors are George Michael Viola, MD, MPH (5 shared papers), Alexandre Elias Malek, MD (4 shared papers) and Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, MD (3 shared papers).

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