
Ozer Farooqui, MD
Nephrology
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Adult 18-65
- Senior 65+
Languages
- English
In-Network Plans
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MaleAbout Ozer Farooqui
Professional Statement
Dr. Ozer Farooqui is a board-certified physician specializing in Internal Medicine and Nephrology, with a passion for helping patients feel informed, supported, and confident in their care.
Dr. Farooqui provides expert care for kidney disease, high blood pressure, electrolyte disorders, and complex chronic medical conditions. He also has specialized expertise in home dialysis therapies, including peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis, as well as kidney transplant medicine, caring for patients both before and after transplantation.
Known for his thoughtful, compassionate approach, Dr. Farooqui takes the time to listen, explain medical conditions clearly, and create treatment plans tailored to each patient’s needs and goals. His patients appreciate his calm bedside manner, strong clinical judgment, and ability to make even complex health issues feel more manageable.
Whether helping patients preserve kidney function, prepare for dialysis or transplant, or better control blood pressure and chronic disease, Dr. Farooqui is committed to providing high-quality, evidence-based care with kindness, respect, and a focus on improving long-term health and quality of life.
Clinical Interests
- Acute Kidney Injury
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
- Cystic Kidney Disease
- Electrolyte Disorders
- End Stage Renal Disease
- Genetic Disorder Treatments
- Genetic Testing
- Glomerulonephritis
- Hemo- and Peritoneal Dialysis
- Hypertension
- In-Center and Home Dialysis
- IgA Nephropathy
- Kidney Biopsy
- Kidney Stones
- Kidney Transplant Care
- Lupus Nephritis
- Obstructive Kidney Disease
- Proteinuria
- Vasculitis
- Vascular Disorders of the Kidney
Expertise
Education
- Shadan Institute of Medical Sciences, MBBS, 2011
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2013
Insurance
- Aetna : Aetna Choice POS II
- Aetna : Aetna Medicare Advantage Plans
- Aetna : Aetna Open Access Elect Choice
- Aetna : Elect Choice
- Aetna : Managed Choice
- Aetna : Open Access Select
- Aetna : Open Choice PPO
- Ambetter Superior Health : Superior Ambetter Core (Complete, Clear, Focused, Standard Silver and Gold)
- Ambetter Superior Health : Superior Ambetter Value (Clear Value Silver, Focused Value Silver, CMS Standard Silver & Gold Value, Everyday Value Gold)
- Ambetter Superior Health : Superior Ambetter Virtual (Ambetter Virtual Access Silver, CMS Standard Virtual Access Basic Silver, Ambetter Virtual Access Gold)
- Ambetter Superior Health : Superior Health Plan MAPD (Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug)
- Ambetter Superior Health : Superior Health Plan Medicare
- Ambetter Superior Health : Superior Health Plan MMP Medicare
- Beechstreet PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield : BCBS MyBlue Health (Marketplace)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield : Blue Choice PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield : Blue Essentials
- Blue Cross Blue Shield : Blue Essentials Access
- Blue Cross Blue Shield : Consumer Directed HealthSelect in Area
- Blue Cross Blue Shield : HealthSelect
- Blue Cross Blue Shield : HealthSelect of Texas In Area
- Blue Cross Blue Shield : HealthSelect of Texas Out of State
- Blue Cross Blue Shield : HealthSelect Secondary 65+
- Blue Cross Blue Shield : Medicaid (CHIP, STAR)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield : Medicare Advantage (HMO, PPO)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield : Medicare Advantage HMO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield : Medicare Advantage PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield : POS
- Blue Cross Blue Shield : Traditional/Par Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield : TRS-Active Care
- Blue Cross Blue Shield : TRS-Care Standard
- Brazoria County Employees – Aetna TPA Brazoria County Employees
- Carnival Cruise Lines PPO
- Community Health Choice : Dual-Special Needs Plan (D-SNP)
- Community Health Choice : Marketplace
- Community Health Choice : Medicaid (CHIP, STAR)
- Community Health Choice : Medicare Advantage
- Community Health Choice : Premier
- Curative/First Health
- Devoted Health
- Entrust/90 Degree Benefits
- Envolve Benefit Options Vision-PPO, HMO
- First Health
- First health PPO
- First Health Workers’ Comp
- Galaxy Health Network
- Healthsmart Payors Organization
- HealthSmart Preferred Care
- HealthSmart Preferred Care Accel
- HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO
- Humana : ChoiceCare PPO
- Humana : EPO, HMO, PPO Plans
- Humana : HMO Premier
- Humana : Human Gold Plus - Medicare Advantage HMO & Special Needs Plan
- Humana : Humana Gold Choice - Medicare Advantage Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plan
- Humana : HumanaChoice - Medicare Advantage PPO plan
- Humana : Medicare
- Humana : Military (TRICARE South Region Military Health Plan)
- Humana : POS - including Choice POS, National POS Open Access/Plus and Preferred POS Open Access.
- Medicare Traditional
- Memorial Hermann Health Solutions Commercial and Medicare
- Molina Healthcare
- Molina Healthcare Marketplace
- Molina Healthcare Medicaid (STAR)
- Molina Healthcare Medicare Advantage
- Molina Medicare Complete Care HMO SNP
- Multiplan
- Multiplan AllyAlign Health
- Multiplan American Health Plans
- multiplan Auto & Worker's Comp
- Multiplan Florida Complete Care
- Multiplan Gold Kidney Health Plan
- Multiplan Imperial Health
- Multiplan Independent Health
- Multiplan Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (Colorado & Washington)
- Multiplan Mass Advantage
- Multiplan Medicare Advantage
- Multiplan PPO
- Multiplan Presbyterian Health Plan
- Multiplan PriorityHealth
- Multiplan Provider Partners
- Multiplan SCAN
- Multiplan UCare
- Multiplan Vantage Health Plan
- Multiplan Verda Healthcare
- Multiplan Zing Health
- Texas Children's Health Plans
- Three Rivers
- Tricare (Humana) PPO/Prime
- United Healthcare : AARP
- United Healthcare : C-SNP
- United Healthcare : Care Improvement Plus
- United Healthcare : Charter
- United Healthcare : Choice
- United Healthcare : Commercial, HMO, POS, EPO and PPO Plans
- United Healthcare : D-SNP
- United Healthcare : Doctors Plan
- United Healthcare : Erickson Advantage
- United Healthcare : ERS Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare : Freedon
- United Healthcare : Heritage
- United Healthcare : I-SNP
- United Healthcare : Indemnity
- United Healthcare : Medicaid (CHIP, STAR)
- United Healthcare : Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare : Navigate
- United Healthcare : Nexus ACO
- United Healthcare : Options PPO
- United Healthcare : Passport Connect
- United Healthcare : Select
- United Healthcare : TRS-Care Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare : United Healthcare Medicare Complete
- United Healthcare : UnitedHealthcare Chronic Complete
- United Healthcare : UnitedHealthcare Dual Complete
- United Healthcare : UnitedHealthcare Group Medicare Advantage PPO
- United Healthcare : Wellmed
- United Healthcare : Wellmed Dual SNP Focus
- United Healthcare : Wellmed Medicare Advantage Focus
- US Family Health Plan
- VA Community Cares Network CCN
- Wellcare
- Wellpoint (Amerigroup) : C-SNP
- Wellpoint (Amerigroup) : D-SNP
- Wellpoint (Amerigroup) : I-SNP
- Wellpoint (Amerigroup) : Medicare Advantage
- Wellpoint (Amerigroup) : Medicare Advantage HMO