EAST TEXAS CARDIOLOGY P.A.
NPI 1073550208
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease in Houston, TX

NPI Status: Active since May 31, 2006

Contact Information

2000 CRAWFORD ST
1403
HOUSTON, TX
ZIP 77002
Phone: (713) 651-1787
Fax: (713) 651-1791

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  • Organization
  • Internal Medicine
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Accepts Insurance
  • CLIA Number: 45D1064198
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 01-30-2027

About EAST TEXAS CARDIOLOGY P.A.

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for East Texas Cardiology P.a., an internist established in Houston, Texas operating as a Internal Medicine, focusing in cardiovascular disease . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1073550208 assigned on May 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RC0000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 15 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Anwar Ahmad M.d. (Member)

NPI
1073550208
Provider Name
EAST TEXAS CARDIOLOGY P.A.
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
2000 CRAWFORD ST 1403 HOUSTON, TX 77002
Location Phone
(713) 651-1787
Location Fax
(713) 651-1791
Mailing Address
PO BOX 36728 HOUSTON, TX 77236
Mailing Phone
(713) 651-1787
Mailing Fax
(713) 651-1791
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
05-31-2006
Last Update Date
01-20-2011
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An internist like East Texas Cardiology P.a. is a physician who has completed an internal medicine residency and is board-certified or board-eligible in an internist specialty. Internists are trained to care for adults of all ages for many different medical conditions. An internist typically monitors chronic physical conditions, identifies acute diseases, provides family planning, provides counseling about wellness and disease prevention, etc.

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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Classification

Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Taxonomy Code
207RC0000X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description
An internist who specializes in diseases of the heart and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threatening, abnormal heartbeat rhythms.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

  • Choice Bronze HSA - HMO
  • Choice Bronze HSA + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Complete Gold - HMO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Complete Silver - HMO
  • Complete Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Elite Gold - HMO
  • Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Choice Bronze HSA (QualChoice) - POS
  • Complete Gold - PPO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
  • Connected Silver - PPO
  • Connected Silver (QualChoice) - POS
  • Connected Silver (QualChoice) + Vision + Adult Dental - POS
  • Connected Silver (QualChoiceLife) - PPO
  • Connected Silver (QualChoiceLife) + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
  • Connected Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
  • Elite Bronze - PPO
  • Complete Gold - EPO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Elite Bronze - EPO
  • Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Elite Gold - EPO
  • Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Everyday Bronze - EPO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Focused Silver - EPO
  • Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Complete Gold - EPO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - EPO
  • Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Everyday Gold - EPO
  • Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Focused Silver - EPO
  • Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Standard Gold - EPO
  • Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Elite Bronze - PPO
  • Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
  • Elite Gold - PPO
  • Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
  • Enhanced Asthma/COPD Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - PPO
  • Enhanced Asthma/COPD Care Silver with $0 Drug Options + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
  • Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - PPO
  • Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
  • Everyday Bronze - PPO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name

DR. ANWAR AHMAD M.D.

Authorized Official Title
MEMBER
Authorized Official Phone
(713) 651-1787

Additional Identifiers

The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.

Identifier Type / Code Identifier State Identifier Issuer
DF0398OTHER (01)RAIL ROAD MEDICARE
G50169MEDICARE UPIN (02) 
182758601MEDICAID (05)TX 
0070NTOTHER (01)BCBS

CLIA Information

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:

CLIA Number
45D1064198
Facility Type
Physician Office
Certificate Effective Date
January 31, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
January 30, 2027
Laboratory Director
ANWAR AHMAD
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to East Texas Cardiology P.a. to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.

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NPI NPI Number Validation

How NPI Validation Works

The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.

To verify the NPI 1073550208, we treat the final digit (8) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 42. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (50 - 42 = 8).

Digit-by-digit view

Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.

Pos 1
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
0
Unchanged
Pos 3
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 4
3
Unchanged
Pos 5
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 6
5
Unchanged
Pos 7
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 8
2
Unchanged
Pos 9
0
Doubled → 0
Check
8
Target digit
Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

Step 1: Double every other digit from the right

Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.

1 → 2 7 → 14 → 5 5 → 10 → 1 0 → 0 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 5 + 0 + 2 + 0 + 24 = 42

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 42 is 50. The difference is the calculated check digit.

50 - 42 = 8
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1073550208.

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Podiatrist (Primary Podiatric Medicine)
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Ophthalmology
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Ophthalmology
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HOUSTON, TX 77002
Ophthalmology
2000 CRAWFORD ST, SUITE 900
HOUSTON, TX 77002
Ophthalmology
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HOUSTON, TX 77002
Technician/Technologist (Optician)
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HOUSTON, TX 77002
General Practice
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HOUSTON, TX 77002
General Practice
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HOUSTON, TX 77002
Otolaryngology (Facial Plastic Surgery)
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Internal Medicine
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HOUSTON, TX 77002
General Acute Care Hospital
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HOUSTON, TX 77002
Anesthesiology (Pain Medicine)
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HOUSTON, TX 77002
Clinic/Center (Medical Specialty)
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HOUSTON, TX 77002
Obstetrics & Gynecology (Gynecology)
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Chiropractor
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Pain Medicine (Pain Medicine)
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Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1073550208, enumerated as an "organization" on May 31, 2006.

The provider is located at 2000 CRAWFORD ST 1403 HOUSTON, TX 77002 and the phone number is (713) 651-1787.

Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207RC0000X and a focus in Cardiovascular Disease.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Ambetter from Arizona Complete Health, Ambetter. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.