Dr. Alak Ray, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,312
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 110
- Part D claims, 2024
- 391
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $3,697
- Practice address
- 1801 N W Loop, Houston, TX 77008
- Practice phone
- Call (713) 802-0542
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Chouteau Dialysis
Houston, Texas
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Dr. Alak Ray is a nephrologist in Houston, Texas
Dr. Ray practices at Chouteau Dialysis in Houston, Texas.
Dr. Ray's NPI, 1700891009, was assigned on July 29, 2006. Dr. Ray graduated from Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 1983. Dr. Ray holds Texas license G7868.
- NPI
- 1700891009NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1052220845
- NPI enumeration date
- July 29, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (713) 802-0542
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 69
- Medical school graduation
- 1983
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Alak Ray practices at Chouteau Dialysis in Houston, Texas
Dr. Ray's primary practice is Chouteau Dialysis, at 1801 N W Loop, Houston, TX 77008 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 802-0542.
- Chouteau Dialysis1801 N W Loop, Houston, TX 77008 · Harris CountyPhone(713) 802-0542
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Alak Ray is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Ray's primary practice is Chouteau Dialysis in Houston, Texas. Dr. Ray is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital. The medical group on file is Greater Heights Nephrology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ray to 1 more dialysis center and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Alak Ray's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ray practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Chouteau Dialysis | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Alak Ray is one of 1,045 nephrologists in Texas
Nephrology is Dr. Ray's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dmand AI has Dr. Ray's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and New York.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, TexasPrimary
- New York license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists chronic kidney disease among the conditions Dr. Ray treats.
Nephrologists near Dr. Ray
Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Alak Ray billed Medicare for 2,312 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,312 Medicare services from Dr. Ray across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 110 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $120,655 for them.
Dr. Ray's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 8722024: 2,107142%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2272024: 20510%
Where Dr. Ray's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2,12892%
- In a facility1848%
Dr. Ray compared with the Texas median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Ray
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 2,312vs 1,0482.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 110vs 27760% below
- Part D claims
- 227vs 75870% below
Medians across 1,017 nephrologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Ray'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. Alak Ray treated 110 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 66
CMS counts 110 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ray in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 44 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 26% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 6.77, 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. Ray's median patient age at 71, with 57% women.
Dr. Ray's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Ray's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4541%
- Men6559%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ray's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes74%
- Heart failure61%
- Ischemic heart disease55%
- Arthritis43%
- Atrial fibrillation31%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Ray's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Alak Ray wrote 391 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ray wrote 391 Medicare Part D claims for 82 patients. 68% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 227 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $61,922 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 374 claims across 20 drugs.
Dr. Ray's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic267 claims68%
- Brand-name and other124 claims32%
Dr. Ray'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. Ray's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics7%26 of 391 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: 3742024: 22739%
Drugs named by CMS: 10 in 2024, 20 in 2023.
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
How Dr. Alak Ray takes part in Medicare
Dr. Ray accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Alak Ray received $3,697 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 109 general payments to Dr. Ray from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Relypsa, Inc. paid the most, $1,130.
General payments to Dr. Ray by program year, 2016 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Ray the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Alak Ray graduated from Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Dr. Ray graduated from Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 1983.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Alak Ray accepts plans from 20 insurance carriers
Dr. Ray is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- +12 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Ray accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO12
- PPO11
- Medicare9
- POS6
- EPO4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Alak Ray's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Alak Ray's NPI number?
Dr. Alak Ray's NPI number is 1700891009. It was assigned on July 29, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Alak Ray?
Dr. Alak Ray is a nephrologist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Alak Ray practice?
Dr. Ray practices at 1801 N W Loop, Houston, TX 77008. Dr. Ray's primary practice is Chouteau Dialysis in Houston, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ray to 1 dialysis center and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Alak Ray's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ray is (713) 802-0542.
What is Dr. Alak Ray's medical license number?
Dr. Ray holds Texas license G7868, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Alak Ray been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ray in Texas (1985 to 2026) and New York (since 1982).
Which hospitals is Dr. Alak Ray affiliated with?
Dr. Ray is affiliated with Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Alak Ray part of?
Dr. Ray is linked to Greater Heights Nephrology.
Does Dr. Alak Ray accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ray billed Medicare for 2,312 services in 2024, and Dr. Ray accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Alak Ray see?
CMS counts 110 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ray in 2024, with an average age of 66.
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What services does Dr. Alak Ray bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ray's most billed Medicare services were dialysis (90970), dialysis (90960) and hospital inpatient care (99233).
Where did Dr. Alak Ray go to medical school?
Dr. Ray graduated from Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 1983.
What drugs does Dr. Alak Ray prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ray's most prescribed drugs by claims were Procrit, Clonidine HCl and Alprazolam.
Has Dr. Alak Ray received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,697 in general payments to Dr. Ray from 19 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Relypsa, Inc.
How long has Dr. Alak Ray been practicing?
Dr. Ray graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Alak Ray accept?
Dr. Ray is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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