NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Elim Kuo

Hematology & Oncology Physician · The Woodlands, TX

Elim Kuo is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in The Woodlands, Texas, and NPI 1780189043, issued on Mar 28, 2018. Check the license (Texas V1521, 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
1780189043
Name
Elim Kuo
Primary taxonomy
Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
License number
V1521 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
17183 Interstate 45 S Ste 110, The Woodlands, TX 77385
Phone
(936) 270-3480
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2018
Record last updated
Jun 24, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241002002703); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 2018
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Verify Elim Kuo in five checks

  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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024

42 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Elim Kuo42
  2. Specialty average877

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: $476.81

15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Incyte Corporation. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Elim Kuo$476.81
  2. Specialty average$7,481.41

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. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansSugar Land, TX
  2. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX

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

Elim Kuo among 922 hematology & oncology physician records in Texas

Elim Kuo is one of 922 hematology & oncology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 691 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0003X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in Texas

There are 922 hematology & oncology physician records in Texas.

The 8 hematology & oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Guerrero-Garcia, M.D.The Woodlands, TX 773851689939993
  2. Mohammad Khalil, M.D.Shenandoah, TX 773851669662136
  3. Selvi Lingam, M.DThe Woodlands, TX 773851740296466
  4. Dongxin Liu, MDShenandoah, TX 773851114152220
  5. Priya Ramshesh, MDShenandoah, TX 773851962484907
  6. Elham Abbasi-Hafshejani, M.D.The Woodlands, TX 773841306856513
  7. Yelena Bracchini, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773841538360896
  8. Angela Coscio, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773841316111214

Common questions

What is Elim Kuo's NPI number?

Elim Kuo's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780189043, issued on Mar 28, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Elim Kuo located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17183 Interstate 45 S Ste 110, The Woodlands, TX, 77385. Phone: (936) 270-3480. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Elim Kuo's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number V1521, 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 Elim Kuo prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Elim Kuo had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. 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.