NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hong Zhao

Internal Medicine Physician · Sugar Land, TX

Hong Zhao is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Sugar Land, Texas, and NPI 1003163130, issued on Aug 8, 2012. Check the license (Texas AP122100, 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
1003163130
Name
Hong Zhao
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
AP122100 TX
741519 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
16655 Southwest Freeway, Sugar Land, TX 77479
Phone
(713) 480-1021
Enumerated
Aug 8, 2012
Record last updated
Oct 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190327000087); accepts Medicare assignment
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 16655 Southwest Freeway

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

  1. Pablo Gomez, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1275736753
  2. Elizabeth Gonzales, RN, APRN, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1851576268
  3. Michelle O'Shea, MDSurgery Physician1023040771
  4. Rizwana Sunesra, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1801247085

Verify Hong Zhao 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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Industry payments in 2024: $29.60

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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. Hong Zhao$29.60
  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 2 group practices

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

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

Hong Zhao among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Hong Zhao 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 2012, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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).

110 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Sugar Land

They are 110 of the 3,851 NPPES records with a practice address in Sugar Land, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Wen-Li ChangSugar Land, TX 774791356385249
  2. Deepa Dave, MDSugar Land, TX 774791982693057
  3. Clyde Ford, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791225077084
  4. Terry Holster, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791326087040
  5. Lin Humble, MDSugar Land, TX 774791942275136
  6. Aman Jafar, MDSugar Land, TX 774791912999426
  7. Samir Joglekar, MDSugar Land, TX 774791255381414
  8. Crystal Kelly, MDSugar Land, TX 774791538153283

Common questions

What is Hong Zhao's NPI number?

Hong Zhao's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003163130, issued on Aug 8, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hong Zhao located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16655 Southwest Freeway, Sugar Land, TX, 77479. Phone: (713) 480-1021. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hong Zhao's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number AP122100, 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.

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.

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