Damon H. Cao, M.D.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Houston, TX
Damon H. Cao, M.D. is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1790133049, issued on May 26, 2016. Check the license (Texas T6204, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Damon H. Cao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License numbers
- T6204 TX
125068720 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6720 Bertner Ave, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 798-2222
- Enumerated
- May 26, 2016
- Record last updated
- Feb 2, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220709000849); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Damon H. Cao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license T6204Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 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: $184.33
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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
- Houston Intensivists PLLCKingwood, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Damon H. Cao among 413 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas
Damon H. Cao, M.D. is one of 413 critical care medicine (internal medicine) 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 2016, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 82% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2007 among the 346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Texas
There are 413 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas.
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The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bindu Akkanti, M.DHouston, TX 770301982663514
- Donna Calabrese, M.D.Houston, TX 770301538144845
- Christopher Cortes, M.D.Houston, TX 770301447258959
- John Crommett, M.D.Houston, TX 770301932141892
- Javier Finkielman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301083651962
- James Herlihy, M.D.Houston, TX 770301972555449
- David Powner, M.D.Houston, TX 770301417996356
- Iqbal Ratnani, M.D.Houston, TX 770301861440190
Common questions
What is Damon H. Cao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Damon H. Cao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790133049, issued on May 26, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Damon H. Cao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6720 Bertner Ave, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 798-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Damon H. Cao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number T6204, 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 Damon H. Cao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Damon H. Cao, M.D. had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. 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.