Active NPI 1306862396 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Eric J Faust , MD

Internal Medicine - Nephrology • Houston, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Eric Faust, MD is a certified Internal Medicine - Nephrology practicing in Houston, TX. With approximately 38 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Texas Medical School At Houston in 1988, Dr. Faust delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 8876 GULF FWY STE 215.

Dr. Faust is affiliated with Renal Specialists Of Houston, Pa and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least, dialysis services, visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

8876 Gulf Fwy Ste 215

Houston, TX 770176550

Telephone 7139479509

Fax 7139470609

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Galen Care Partners Facility NPI 1740646793

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Texas Medical School At Houston

Graduation Year

1988

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Internal Medicine - Nephrology in Houston, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

38 Yrs +11.3 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 26.7 Yrs

State Avg: 26.1 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

224 Specialists

Practicing in Houston, TX (1192 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

33.9% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

51.2% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Faust (38 Years) 38 Yrs

Houston Specialty Average (26.7 Years) 26.7 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	232	64	$160.29	$78.86
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	120	38	$713.50	$348.32
G2211 Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's	90	75	$33.73	$16.46
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	83	65	$260.80	$122.68
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	76	37	$143.53	$70.59
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	68	38	$100.66	$49.72
99490 Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	62	15	$127.61	$62.95
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	41	39	$266.12	$131.25
99439 Chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, additional 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	30	15	$97.60	$48.07
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	27	22	$169.11	$83.60
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	24	18	$591.83	$287.24
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	20	16	$184.20	$91.26

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	194	70	$160.00	$80.26
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	121	44	$706.00	$348.02
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	98	39	$100.00	$50.53
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	94	37	$144.00	$72.32
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	53	49	$256.00	$120.15
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	44	28	$588.00	$293.51
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	35	27	$168.00	$84.59
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	32	30	$182.00	$76.32
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	29	29	$262.00	$132.40
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	12	12	$336.00	$169.15

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	424	97	$147.88	$72.31
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	157	65	$88.56	$38.82
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	148	49	$763.31	$360.13
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	114	40	$201.00	$73.52
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	76	62	$110.16	$82.14
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	67	54	$208.15	$100.37
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	47	34	$539.87	$298.45
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	31	25	$269.42	$133.06
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	13	13	$109.08	$58.04

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	472	105	$150.00	$73.28
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	205	82	$96.00	$39.35
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	187	70	$780.00	$368.35
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	170	59	$264.00	$75.15
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	89	73	$86.00	$85.48
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	81	62	$210.00	$102.35
90966 Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older	33	12	$780.00	$307.52
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	28	21	$480.00	$305.64
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	23	23	$240.00	$139.36
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	17	$132.00	$132.00
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$190.00	$116.54

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	426	119	$150.00	$73.29
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	221	86	$780.00	$293.59
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	209	69	$264.00	$75.11
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	195	92	$96.00	$40.59
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	89	70	$86.00	$76.94
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	88	62	$210.00	$103.39
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	51	42	$480.00	$247.60
90966 Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older	46	15	$780.00	$246.77
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	28	28	$240.00	$142.16

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	653	151	$150.00	$72.77
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	397	139	$96.00	$39.50
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	313	92	$264.00	$74.47
90970 Dialysis services, per day, less than full month service (20 years or older)	172	29	$24.00	$7.84
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	138	93	$210.00	$102.14
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	110	64	$780.00	$287.91
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	90	78	$240.00	$138.65
90945 Dialysis procedure including 1 evaluation	80	12	$264.00	$87.04
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	73	64	$86.00	$75.14
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	51	43	$480.00	$241.57
90966 Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older	49	24	$780.00	$238.06
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	18	18	$60.00	$45.61

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	514	146	$150.00	$73.99
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	256	79	$264.00	$74.04
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	238	100	$96.00	$39.84
90970 Dialysis services, per day, less than full month service (20 years or older)	157	35	$24.00	$7.86
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	101	83	$240.00	$138.93
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	86	79	$86.00	$74.09
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	79	64	$210.00	$103.01
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	60	50	$780.00	$283.70
90966 Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older	57	23	$780.00	$241.62
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	33	25	$480.00	$241.56
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	18	14	$240.00	$105.95
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	13	13	$60.00	$44.67
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$190.00	$109.51

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	584	146	$150.00	$72.29
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	289	76	$264.00	$70.93
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	259	75	$780.00	$283.40
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	208	89	$96.00	$39.56
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	135	109	$86.00	$73.48
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	97	81	$210.00	$102.61
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	57	41	$480.00	$240.36
90970 Dialysis services, per day, less than full month service (20 years or older)	55	22	$24.00	$7.86
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	47	45	$240.00	$138.62
90966 Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older	46	12	$780.00	$231.26
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	32	32	$60.00	$44.07

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Internal Medicine - Nephrology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X

State License TX H6208

An internist who treats disorders of the kidney, high blood pressure, fluid and mineral balance and dialysis of body wastes when the kidneys do not function. This specialist consults with surgeons about kidney transplantation.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

093668401 (TX)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Renal Specialists Of Houston, Pa

11665 Fuqua St, Houston, TX 770344632

Renal Specialists Of Houston, Pa

4407 Yoakum Blvd, Houston, TX 770065861

Phone: 2815288111

Renal Specialists Of Houston, Pa

100 E Nasa Pkwy, Webster, TX 775985300

Phone: 2813322059