NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Emily Samantha Kuo, DO

Internal Medicine Physician · West Lake Hills, TX

Emily Samantha Kuo, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in West Lake Hills, Texas, and NPI 1649407453, issued on Jun 18, 2009. Check the license (Texas Q5460, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649407453
Name
Emily Samantha Kuo
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
Q5460 TX
02003826A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5656 Bee Caves RD Ste J201, West Lake Hills, TX 78746
Phone
(512) 772-1752
Enumerated
Jun 18, 2009
Record last updated
Jun 20, 2023
Fax
(512) 772-1753
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160711000946); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Arizona College Of Osteopathic Medicine Mid Western University, 2009
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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Also registered at 5656 Bee Caves RD Ste J201

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alexander Howes, PA-CPhysician Assistant1982144077
  2. Shawn Laney, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1740218585

Verify Emily Samantha 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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62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,209 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 37 claims were for opioids.

  1. Emily Kuo1,209
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium89 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium60 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium48 claims
  4. Zolpidem Tartrate45 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl44 claims
  6. Lisinopril42 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: $622.12

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Emily Kuo$622.12
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Westlake Medical Consultants PLLCWest Lake Hills, TX

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

Emily Samantha Kuo among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Emily Samantha Kuo, DO 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 2009, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 54% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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).

13 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in West Lake Hills

They are 13 of the 793 NPPES records with a practice address in West Lake Hills, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rehana Becker, MDWest Lake Hills, TX 787461780659797
  2. Shawn Chen, M.D.Austin, TX 787461710952668
  3. Gregorio Cortez, M.D.West Lake Hills, TX 787461508853268
  4. Richard Debehnke, MDWest Lake Hills, TX 787461174599617
  5. Jerry Hood, M.D.Austin, TX 787461356318455
  6. Shawn Laney, M.D.West Lake Hills, TX 787461740218585
  7. William Lockett, MDAustin, TX 787461174592265
  8. Matthew Masters, M.D.Austin, TX 787461568453934

Common questions

What is Emily Samantha Kuo, DO's NPI number?

Emily Samantha Kuo, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649407453, issued on Jun 18, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Emily Samantha Kuo, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5656 Bee Caves RD Ste J201, West Lake Hills, TX, 78746. Phone: (512) 772-1752. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Emily Samantha Kuo, DO's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q5460, 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 Emily Samantha Kuo, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Emily Samantha Kuo, DO had 1,209 Medicare Part D claims for 101 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.