Dr. Basem Hamid, MD
VerifiedNeurologist · Physician (MD)
Houston, TX
General Neurology, international pain management
Conditions with a guideline attestation
- Heart disease preventionAttested Nov 1, 2026
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Board certifications
- Neurology
- Other (Interventional Pain Managment)
About Dr. Basem Hamid, MD
Updated Oct 4, 2026Dr. Basem Hamid is a neurologist and pain medicine physician in the Houston, Texas area. He is the founder and president of Innova Pain Center, with practice locations in Houston, Pearland, and Bellaire. He trained at Damascus University Faculty of Medicine, completed an internal medicine/neurology residency at West Virginia University, and did a pain medicine fellowship at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
He holds hospital affiliations with Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital, Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital, and UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, where he previously served as an assistant professor and director of the pain fellowship program. He is listed as board certified in Neurology and Pain Medicine by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. His Texas medical license has been listed as active from 2006 to 2026.
Beyond medicine, Dr. Hamid is known as an Imam at the Shadowcreek Islamic Center and founder of the Wasat Institute, and he has partnered with the Clinton Foundation's Opioid Response Network to address opioid-use stigma through faith-based outreach.
In December 2024, Dr. Hamid agreed to pay $948,359.85 to settle civil False Claims Act allegations that his practice billed Medicare for invasive neurostimulator-implant surgeries between 2019 and 2022 that were actually non-invasive electro-acupuncture device placements. This was a civil settlement of allegations, not a criminal conviction. CMS Open Payments records show he received a total of $1,176.07 in industry payments from 2021 to 2025 across 57 records, mostly from AbbVie and Pfizer; such industry payments are common and legal.
- Board certification
- Listed as board certified in Neurology and Pain Medicine by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. doximity.com
- Founder of Innova Pain Center
- He is the President/CEO and founder of Innova Pain Center in Houston, TX. doximity.com
- Residency and fellowship training
- Completed an Internal Medicine/Neurology residency at West Virginia University (1997-2002), including service as Chief Resident in Neurology, followed by a Pain Medicine fellowship at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (2002-2003). doximity.com
- Hospital affiliations
- Affiliated with Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital, Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital, and UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. doximity.com
- Past academic role
- Previously served as an assistant professor and director of the pain fellowship program at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center's Department of Pain Medicine. zocdoc.com
- Faith and public health outreach
- Serves as Imam of Shadowcreek Islamic Center and founded the Wasat Institute; partnered with the Clinton Foundation's Opioid Response Network on faith-based opioid-crisis outreach. clinton-foundation.org
- Conference speaker
- Listed as speaker faculty for the Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit. hmpglobalevents.com
- Active medical license
- Texas medical license listed as active from 2006 to 2026. doximity.com
- Open Payments total
- CMS Open Payments records show $1,176.07 in industry payments from 2021-2025 across 57 records, with top payers AbbVie and Pfizer. justice.gov
Worth knowing
- In December 2024, Dr. Hamid agreed to pay $948,359.85 to settle federal civil allegations that from 2019 to 2022 his practice billed Medicare as if performing invasive neurostimulator-implant surgeries, when non-invasive electro-acupuncture devices were used instead. This is a civil settlement of allegations, not a reported criminal conviction. justice.gov
- Sources differ on his medical school graduation year: most directories list 1995, but Healthgrades lists 2005. healthgrades.com
- His own website states he holds a board certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine, but this specific certification could not be independently verified in third-party directories reviewed. basemhamidmd.net
- A bio states he has published articles and book chapters on pain topics, but no independently indexed PubMed publication record was located in the sources reviewed. zocdoc.com
- Several of his online bio and blog pages contain near-identical promotional biographical text distributed across multiple platforms, suggesting centrally produced personal-branding content rather than independently written profiles. basemhamidmd.net
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$1,176
57 payments
| 2021 | $119 |
| 2022 | $248 |
| 2023 | $301 |
| 2024 | $239 |
| 2025 | $269 |
Top payers
- ABBVIE INC.$359
- PFIZER INC.$207
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC$126
- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.$84
- SPR Therapeutics, Inc$50
Payment types
- Food and Beverage$1,176
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
Sources: basemhamidmd.net · basemhamidtx.com · innovapaincenter.com · linkedin.com · youtube.com · medium.com · behance.net · issuu.com. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
This summary was written by the clinician. The lines above it, the payment record, and the sources are ours, checked against the links shown. It is not a review, a rating, or an endorsement.
Practice location
11920 Astoria Blvd Ste 130
Houston, TX 77089-6097
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