Andrea Rodriguez Kawas, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Houston, TX
Andrea Rodriguez Kawas, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1780107235, issued on Jul 17, 2017. Check the license (Texas W1883, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrea Rodriguez Kawas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- License number
- W1883 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 792-6161
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251218000804); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1515 Holcombe Blvd
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Verify Andrea Rodriguez Kawas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license W1883Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
9,160 Medicare Part D claims for 531 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 877 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium462 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen443 claims
- Metformin Hcl289 claims
- Gabapentin267 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate262 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa226 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $420.49
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 338 providers of this specialty with any payment received $547.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Physicians Referral ServiceHouston, TX
- R And N Gupta MD Professional CorporationSan Jacinto, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Andrea Rodriguez Kawas among 169 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas
Andrea Rodriguez Kawas, MD is one of 169 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 70% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2012 among the 136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Texas
There are 169 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas.
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The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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Common questions
What is Andrea Rodriguez Kawas, MD's NPI number?
Andrea Rodriguez Kawas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780107235, issued on Jul 17, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrea Rodriguez Kawas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrea Rodriguez Kawas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number W1883, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Andrea Rodriguez Kawas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrea Rodriguez Kawas, MD had 9,160 Medicare Part D claims for 531 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Andrea Rodriguez Kawas, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.