NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cuong Trinh, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Cuong Trinh, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1871537837, issued on Jun 16, 2006. Check the license (Texas J2383, 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
1871537837
Name
Cuong Trinh
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
J2383 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7991 S. Dairy Ashford RD., Houston, TX 77072
Phone
(281) 495-1950
Enumerated
Jun 16, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 18, 2024
Fax
(281) 495-1962
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090713000356); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1991
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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  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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9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,457 Medicare Part D claims for 290 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.

  1. Cuong Trinh3,457
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium262 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl212 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate155 claims
  4. Simvastatin101 claims
  5. Lisinopril99 claims
  6. Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide97 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.

Cuong Trinh among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Cuong Trinh, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,488 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,488 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hung Dang, M.D.Houston, TX 770721568403889
  2. Jessie Feng, M.DHouston, TX 770721821290727
  3. Albert Heo, MDHouston, TX 770721609373406
  4. Carlos Herrera, MDHouston, TX 770721003858143
  5. Tram Ho, MDHouston, TX 770721649350901
  6. Huyen Nguyen, MDHouston, TX 770721962583906
  7. Hoang-Anh Phan, D.OHouston, TX 770721407020035
  8. Duc Phan, M.DHouston, TX 770721083946693

Common questions

What is Cuong Trinh, MD's NPI number?

Cuong Trinh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871537837, issued on Jun 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cuong Trinh, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7991 S. Dairy Ashford RD., Houston, TX, 77072. Phone: (281) 495-1950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cuong Trinh, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J2383, 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 Cuong Trinh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cuong Trinh, MD had 3,457 Medicare Part D claims for 290 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.