Howard Chao, MD
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Howard Chao, MD is a neonatal-perinatal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1205367919, issued on Mar 23, 2017. Check the license (Texas S5577, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Chao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician 2080N0001X
- License number
- S5577 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 873-5437
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Chao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S5577Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $113.20
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teleflex LLC. The 875 providers of this specialty with any payment received $849.08 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.
Howard Chao among 697 neonatal-perinatal medicine physician records in Texas
Howard Chao, MD is one of 697 neonatal-perinatal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 16% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 16% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 5% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080N0001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician providers in Texas
There are 697 neonatal-perinatal medicine physician records in Texas.
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The 8 neonatal-perinatal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Abrams, M.D.Houston, TX 770301790782670
- James Adams, M.D.Houston, TX 770301649276510
- Maria Carlos, MDHouston, TX 770301174503346
- See Chan, MDHouston, TX 770301225000714
- Susan Denson, M.D.Houston, TX 770301568408219
- Catherine Gannon, M.D.Houston, TX 770301144264722
- Sangeeta Kandpal, MDHouston, TX 770301740243294
- Terri Major-Kincade, M.D.Houston, TX 770301326085473
Common questions
What is Howard Chao, MD's NPI number?
Howard Chao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205367919, issued on Mar 23, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Chao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 873-5437. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Chao, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S5577, 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.
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.