Elizabeth Chiao, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Houston, TX
Elizabeth Chiao, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1013097443, issued on Oct 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas L8647, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elizabeth Chiao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- L8647 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2015 Thomas St, Houston, TX 77009
- Phone
- (713) 873-4000
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 15, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 873-4141
- Medicaid ID
- 8D6079 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050622000484); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest infectious disease physician records → All 674 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2015 Thomas St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Qiana Allen, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1467957498
- Roberto Andrade, MDInfectious Disease Physician1508946922
- Roberto Arduino, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1417975558
- Hana El Sahly, MDInfectious Disease Physician1346320686
- Edgardo Gil, B.S., R.PH.Pharmacist1467763292
Verify Elizabeth Chiao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L8647Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
112 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Acetaminophen-Codeine16 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Physicians Referral ServiceHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elizabeth Chiao among 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas
Elizabeth Chiao, MD is one of 674 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2002 among the 510 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas.
All 674 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Roberto Andrade, MDHouston, TX 770091508946922
- Roberto Arduino, M.D.Houston, TX 770091417975558
- Hana El Sahly, MDHouston, TX 770091346320686
- Penny Jaffe, MDHouston, TX 770091568551935
- Melissa Reimer-McAtee, M.D.Houston, TX 770091639436306
- Charlene FlashHouston, TX 770081417174897
- Ibrahim Garcia-Mowatt, M.D.Houston, TX 770081689750200
- Juan Garza, M.D.Houston, TX 770081821040429
Common questions
What is Elizabeth Chiao, MD's NPI number?
Elizabeth Chiao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013097443, issued on Oct 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elizabeth Chiao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2015 Thomas St, Houston, TX, 77009. Phone: (713) 873-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elizabeth Chiao, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L8647, 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 Elizabeth Chiao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elizabeth Chiao, MD had 112 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Elizabeth Chiao, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.