Cecil Bonchu Kumfa, M.D.
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Galveston, TX
Cecil Bonchu Kumfa, M.D. is a geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1679951230, issued on May 14, 2015. Check the license (Texas S1633, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cecil Bonchu Kumfa
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RG0300X
- License number
- S1633 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555
- Phone
- (409) 266-9635
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2015
- Record last updated
- Nov 6, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190626001881); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cecil Bonchu Kumfa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S1633Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
4,233 Medicare Part D claims for 394 beneficiaries, against an average of 4,246 among the 3,116 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 110 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium239 claims
- Losartan Potassium191 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate179 claims
- Gabapentin169 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium166 claims
- Furosemide121 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): 75 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: $90.75
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 1,004 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,720.82 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 one group practice
- Utmb Faculty Group PracticeGalveston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cecil Bonchu Kumfa among 256 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas
Cecil Bonchu Kumfa, M.D. is one of 256 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2000 among the 143 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Texas
There are 256 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas.
All 256 in Texas → Every provider in Galveston → Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ahmad Alkhatib, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551457048779
- Totini ChatterjeeGalveston, TX 775551861981680
- James Goodwin, MDGalveston, TX 775551578622106
- Bhavika Gottipati, MDGalveston, TX 775551508568437
- Erin Hommel, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551942493614
- Maria Hughes, MDGalveston, TX 775551679632202
- Jan Hughes, MDGalveston, TX 775551063557676
- Vinod Kaushik, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551346344876
Common questions
What is Cecil Bonchu Kumfa, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cecil Bonchu Kumfa, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679951230, issued on May 14, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cecil Bonchu Kumfa, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555. Phone: (409) 266-9635. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cecil Bonchu Kumfa, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S1633, 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 Cecil Bonchu Kumfa, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cecil Bonchu Kumfa, M.D. had 4,233 Medicare Part D claims for 394 beneficiaries; the average among geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 4,246. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cecil Bonchu Kumfa, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75 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.