Dr. Alexander Postalian, MD

Dr. Postalian practices at Bcm Physicians in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Postalian's NPI, 1821436635, was assigned on June 13, 2013. Dr. Postalian graduated from Central University of Venezuela in 2010. Dr. Postalian holds Texas license Q7453.

Dr. Postalian's primary practice is Bcm Physicians, at 7200 Cambridge St, Houston, TX 77030 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 798-0000.

Dr. Postalian's primary practice is Bcm Physicians in Houston, Texas. Dr. Postalian is also affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is Baylor Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Postalian to 1 more hospital 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. Postalian practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Postalian's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Postalian is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Postalian is licensed in Texas.

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, angioplasty, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac catheterization, cardiomyopathy, cerebrovascular disease, chronic hypertension and coronary artery disease among the conditions Dr. Postalian treats.

CMS data shows 1,838 Medicare services from Dr. Postalian across 22 procedure codes in 2024, for 384 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $339,025 for them.

CMS counts 384 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Postalian in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 176 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.23, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Postalian's median patient age at 66, with 42% women.

In 2024, Dr. Postalian wrote 2,736 Medicare Part D claims for 377 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,438 of them, across 34 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $497,950 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,704 claims across 28 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Postalian for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Postalian accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Postalian as offering telehealth. CMS counts 16 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Postalian, more than 42% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 20 papers to Dr. Postalian, published from 2016 to 2023. The most frequent topics are Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, Aortic Valve and Aortic Valve Stenosis. Dr. Postalian has published most often in Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. Dr. Postalian's most frequent co-authors are Zvonimir Krajcer, MD, Briana Teresa Costello, MD and Neil E. Strickman, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 1,018 general payments to Dr. Postalian from 61 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 60% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $9,027. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $149 in 2022.

Dr. Postalian graduated from Central University of Venezuela in 2010.

Dr. Postalian is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.