NPI age
10 years
Enumerated 2016-03-25
● Active
Type 1 · Individual
DR. Rami Saed Al-Aref, MD
Al-Aref is 1 of 467 surgery providers in Houston and 1 of 3028 in Texas.
Primary specialty
Surgery
Plus 4 subspecialties
Licensed in
TX, MO
2 states
Status
Active
No deactivations on record
Last NPPES update
2025-08-01
Source: monthly bulk 2026-05
Sole proprietor
No
May be part of a larger org
How this provider compares
Across 3028 active surgery providers in Texas.
NPI age
10 years
↓ 8 yr below median (18 yr)
State licenses
2 states
Top 88% — 11% of peers are multi-state
Subspecialties
2
In the 27% of peers with subspecialties
NPI lifetime · 2016 → 2026
2016-03Enumerated in NPPES
2016
2026
Where they practice
Practice location
6720 Bertner Ave
Houston, TX 770302604
Mailing address
Po Box 7412011
Chicago, IL 606742011
Additional practice locations
1 secondary location on file with NPPES.
Location 2
1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz, Div Surg Accs
Saint Louis, MO 631101003
Specialties
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Surgery PrimaryA general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and...
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AnesthesiologyAn anesthesiologist, who specializes in critical care medicine diagnoses, treats and supports patients with multiple organ dysfunction. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and may also...
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SurgeryA surgeon with expertise in the management of the critically ill and postoperative patient, particularly the trauma victim, who specializes in critical care medicine diagnoses, treats and supports patients with multiple organ...
Identifiers
| Type | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 05 (MO) | 200099469 |
Multi-state credentialing: Licensed in 2 states. Useful context for credentialers building cross-state provider networks.
Practice context
Part of a multi-provider practice. 423 other active providers share this practice address in NPPES.
Recently enumerated nearby: 4 new surgery providers have been added in Houston in the last 180 days.
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