Dr Ata T Salek, MD - Medicare Family Practice in Houston, TX

Dr Ata T Salek, MD is a medicare enrolled "Family Medicine" physician in Houston, Texas. He graduated from medical school in 1976 and has 48 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Family Practice. His current practice location is 1140 Business Center Dr, Suite 200, Houston, Texas. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (713) 468-7911.

Dr Ata T Salek is licensed to practice in Texas (license number G9656) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1063567840.

Contact Information

Dr Ata T Salek, MD
1140 Business Center Dr, Suite 200,
Houston, TX 77043-2737
(713) 468-7911
(713) 468-5195



Physician's Profile

Full NameDr Ata T Salek
GenderMale
SpecialityFamily Practice
Experience48 Years
Location1140 Business Center Dr, Houston, Texas
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsYes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.
  Medical Education and Training:
  • Dr Ata T Salek graduated from medical school in 1976
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1063567840
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 01/24/2007
  • Last Update Date: 06/02/2011
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 5890729453
  • Enrollment ID: I20110113000263

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Ata T Salek such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1063567840NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207Q00000XFamily Medicine G9656 (Texas)Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility NameLocationFacility Type
Diamond Home Health IncHouston, TXHome health agency
Memorial Hermann Memorial City HospitalHouston, TXHospital

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Dr Ata T Salek allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameAta T Salek
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1376687491
PECOS PAC ID: 4981893831
Enrollment ID: O20110107000959

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Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Dr Ata T Salek is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Dr Ata T Salek, MD
1140 Business Center Dr, Suite 200,
Houston, TX 77043-2737

Ph: (713) 468-7911
Dr Ata T Salek, MD
1140 Business Center Dr, Suite 200,
Houston, TX 77043-2737

Ph: (713) 468-7911

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Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is diagnosed in about 700,000 people in the United States every year. Commonly contributing to SCC is a protein called DNp63a - it goes abnormally high and the ability of a patient's body to kill cancer cells goes abnormally low. In many cases of SCC, it's just that simple. And science thought the function of DNp63a was simple, as well: the tumor suppressor gene p53 is responsible for recognizing and killing cancer cells, and in SCC, it's usually inactivated. It looked like high DNp63a repressed p53, made SCC.

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