Frank K. Kuwamura, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Shavano Park, TX
Frank K. Kuwamura, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Shavano Park, Texas, and NPI 1184671398, issued on May 31, 2006. Check the license (Texas K7324, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frank K. Kuwamura
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- K7324 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3503 Paesanos Pkwy Ste 201, Shavano Park, TX 78231
- Phone
- (210) 504-3650
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2025
- Fax
- (210) 519-3056
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100322000194); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3503 Paesanos Pkwy Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Febe AlmanzaPhysician Assistant1497511174
- Cynthia Curtiss, FNP-BCPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1912835125
- Reem Razeq, PAPhysician Assistant1770057739
- Crystal Rubio, PAPhysician Assistant1346978673
Verify Frank K. Kuwamura in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K7324Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
30 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin13 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 55 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,466.92
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nexus Spine, LLC. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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
- New Life Ortho PLLCShavano Park, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Frank K. Kuwamura among 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Texas
Frank K. Kuwamura, M.D. is one of 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine 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 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2005 among the 177 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Texas
There are 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Texas.
All 225 in Texas → Every provider in Shavano Park → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Adam Bruggeman, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782311316160625
- William Edwards, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291861684854
- Paul Geibel, M.D.Live Oak, TX 782331265431621
- Robert Johnson, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291689675142
- Charles Pipkin, M.D.Live Oak, TX 782331780683144
- Kevin Richardson, D.O.San Antonio, TX 782291548465107
- Saqib Siddiqui, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291083686539
- Justin Trapana, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291366079725
Common questions
What is Frank K. Kuwamura, M.D.'s NPI number?
Frank K. Kuwamura, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184671398, issued on May 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frank K. Kuwamura, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3503 Paesanos Pkwy Ste 201, Shavano Park, TX, 78231. Phone: (210) 504-3650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frank K. Kuwamura, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K7324, 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 Frank K. Kuwamura, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frank K. Kuwamura, M.D. had 30 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Frank K. Kuwamura, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 55 of 100. 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.