NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chuang Xu, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Waco, TX

Chuang Xu, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Waco, Texas, and NPI 1134540024, issued on Dec 19, 2013. Check the license (Texas R4500, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1134540024
Name
Chuang Xu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
R4500 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 Hillcrest Medical Blvd, Waco, TX 76712
Phone
(254) 202-2000
Enumerated
Dec 19, 2013
Record last updated
May 23, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180122001711); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 100 Hillcrest Medical Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Cynthia AdamsCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1891932984
  2. Ronald AdcockCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1881708105
  3. Randolph Aguayo, APRN ACNPC-AGAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1174343685
  4. Miguel AguirreAnesthesiologist Assistant1215170584
  5. Jazbeen Ahmad, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1740579903
  6. David Alexander, M.D.Surgery Physician1598745705

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

484 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chuang Xu484
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Cefdinir47 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium33 claims
  3. Carvedilol22 claims
  4. Doxycycline Hyclate19 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone19 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate18 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $22.89

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chuang Xu$22.89
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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

  1. Hospital Medicine Services OF TX, PLLCHouston, TX
  2. Jefferson Physician Services, PLLCBeaumont, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Chuang Xu among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas

Chuang Xu, MD is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 42% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Grant Anderson, M.D.Waco, TX 767121093946394
  2. Alyssa Deaton, M.D.Waco, TX 767121427404359
  3. Jessica Dodge, DNPWaco, TX 767121598623944
  4. Gregory Dursteler, D.O.Waco, TX 767121124473848
  5. Richa Sharma, MDWaco, TX 767121760413611
  6. Brett McFadden, MDMcGregor, TX 766571295721793
  7. James TaylorBrownwood, TX 768011033506225
  8. Arpana Jaiswal, M.D.Killeen, TX 765491013374800

Common questions

What is Chuang Xu, MD's NPI number?

Chuang Xu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134540024, issued on Dec 19, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chuang Xu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Hillcrest Medical Blvd, Waco, TX, 76712. Phone: (254) 202-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chuang Xu, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R4500, 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 Chuang Xu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chuang Xu, MD had 484 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.