George K. Katei, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
George K. Katei, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1992701346, issued on Jun 21, 2005. Check the license (Texas K1496, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George K. Katei
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- K1496 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6220 Westpark Dr Ste 208, Houston, TX 77057
- Phone
- (832) 203-7308
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 14, 2025
- Fax
- (281) 803-8174
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100818001018); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify George K. Katei in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K1496Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
958 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium45 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate38 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa30 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium29 claims
- Losartan Potassium26 claims
- Metformin Hcl26 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ethos Wellness And Management LLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
George K. Katei among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
George K. Katei, M.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
1,488 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston
They are 1,488 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is George K. Katei, M.D.'s NPI number?
George K. Katei, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992701346, issued on Jun 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George K. Katei, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6220 Westpark Dr Ste 208, Houston, TX, 77057. Phone: (832) 203-7308. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George K. Katei, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K1496, 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 George K. Katei, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George K. Katei, M.D. had 958 Medicare Part D claims for 173 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.