Elaine Gioklan Thung, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Houston, TX
Elaine Gioklan Thung, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1184898553, issued on Apr 16, 2008. Check the license (Texas P7362, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elaine Gioklan Thung
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- P7362 TX
A120443 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1250 Cypress Station Dr, Houston, TX 77090
- Phone
- (281) 444-1677
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 0A1204430 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130927000106); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1250 Cypress Station Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Belu Allam, MDOphthalmology Physician1346242146
- Monica Gonzales-Deliganis, ODOptometrist1972575355
Verify Elaine Gioklan Thung in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P7362Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
605 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost175 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol106 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate72 claims
- Moxifloxacin43 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate32 claims
- Timolol Maleate18 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: $49.09
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Eye Physicians OF North Houston PASpring, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elaine Gioklan Thung among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Elaine Gioklan Thung, M.D. is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 61% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Belu Allam, MDHouston, TX 770901346242146
- Brian Au, MDHouston, TX 770901346444940
- Judy Chang Strepka, MDHouston, TX 770901659569648
- Ravi Chundru, MDHouston, TX 770901972585032
- Philip Scott, MDHouston, TX 770901821070772
- Edward Shubert, MDHouston, TX 770901902807456
- Prabha Bhalla, MDHouston, TX 770891396822177
- Joseph Goetz, M.D.Houston, TX 770961861487977
Common questions
What is Elaine Gioklan Thung, M.D.'s NPI number?
Elaine Gioklan Thung, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184898553, issued on Apr 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elaine Gioklan Thung, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 Cypress Station Dr, Houston, TX, 77090. Phone: (281) 444-1677. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elaine Gioklan Thung, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P7362, 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 Elaine Gioklan Thung, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elaine Gioklan Thung, M.D. had 605 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.