Clifford Mark Kitten, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Shenandoah, TX
Clifford Mark Kitten, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Shenandoah, Texas, and NPI 1396730826, issued on Sep 12, 2005. Check the license (Texas E4456, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Clifford Mark Kitten
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- E4456 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 118 Shenandoah Dr, Shenandoah, TX 77381
- Phone
- (281) 583-4000
- Enumerated
- Sep 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 29, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 580-5079
- Medicaid ID
- 1227209-03 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101220000838); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 1975
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 118 Shenandoah Dr
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Verify Clifford Mark Kitten in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license E4456Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
38 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $2,488.68
37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Clifford Mark Kitten among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas
Clifford Mark Kitten, M.D. is one of 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Texas
There are 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas.
All 484 in Texas → Every provider in Shenandoah → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Maniscalco, M.D.Shenandoah, TX 773801891716403
- Mark Mettauer, M.D.The Woodlands, TX 773841427043967
- Vivekkumar Patel, M.D.The Woodlands, TX 773841649531617
- Michael Koeckert, M.D.The Woodlands, TX 773851366706392
- Thomas Donohue, M.D.Tomball, TX 773751427082940
- Emilio Hisse, MDBellaire, TX 774011790823037
- Jose Montalvo Fitzpatrick, MDKingwood, TX 773391013185230
- Ibrahim Yazji, MDKingwood, TX 773391609106020
Common questions
What is Clifford Mark Kitten, M.D.'s NPI number?
Clifford Mark Kitten, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396730826, issued on Sep 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Clifford Mark Kitten, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 118 Shenandoah Dr, Shenandoah, TX, 77381. Phone: (281) 583-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Clifford Mark Kitten, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number E4456, 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 Clifford Mark Kitten, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Clifford Mark Kitten, M.D. had 38 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.