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Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD

Surgery Physician in Houston, TX · enumerated 2009 · practices at Nour Medical PC.

Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES

National Provider Identifier

1417180324

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Registry record

Entity type Individual (Type 1)

Name Dr. Akbar Amirafshari

Credential MD

Sex Male

Practice address Houston, TX, 77057

Phone (713) 478-9647

Fax (713) 370-7691

Enumeration date Aug 26, 2009

Last updated in NPPES Oct 8, 2014

Street address withheld: NPPES sole-proprietor addresses can be home addresses. See our data policy.

Taxonomy & licenses

208G00000X Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License N7389 (TX) Secondary

208600000X Surgery Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License N7389 (TX) Primary

207P00000X Emergency Medicine Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License N7389 (TX) Secondary

MD · Doctor of Medicine: A physician who completed medical school (allopathic medicine), residency training, and state licensure. About the MD credential

Other identifiers

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
283634810	Medicaid	TX	-

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What is the NPI number for Akbar Amirafshari?

The National Provider Identifier (NPI) for Akbar Amirafshari is 1417180324, a Type 1 (individual) record in the CMS NPPES registry.

Where does Akbar Amirafshari practice?

The practice location on file with NPPES is in Houston, TX. Providers can have multiple locations; NPPES lists the primary practice address.

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Nour Medical PC Health Service Clinic/Center · Houston, TX NPI 1972855260

Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2014-10-08.