NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Irvin Co Tantuco, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Irvin Co Tantuco, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1508025412, issued on Jun 5, 2008. Check the license (Texas N0497, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508025412
Name
Irvin Co Tantuco
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
N0497 TX
ABIM282060 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1213 Hermann Dr Ste 610, Houston, TX 77004
Phone
(713) 524-3900
Enumerated
Jun 5, 2008
Record last updated
Jul 12, 2023
Fax
(713) 527-8356
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080924000497); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1213 Hermann Dr Ste 610

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

  1. Shery Cherian, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1467602714
  2. Todd Williams, MS, RN, ACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1306117585

Verify Irvin Co Tantuco 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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4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,039 Medicare Part D claims for 327 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 122 claims were for opioids.

  1. Irvin Tantuco3,039
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium121 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium96 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl95 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium90 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate75 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium66 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): 78.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score91.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%33.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%97.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $645.00

33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Harmony Biosciences LLC. 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. Irvin Tantuco$645.00
  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. Oprex Medical Group PLLCHouston, TX

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

Irvin Co Tantuco among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Irvin Co Tantuco, MD 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 2008, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · 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).

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.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Scott Bartels, M.D.Houston, TX 770041124138961
  2. Khurshid Beg, MDHouston, TX 770041568577823
  3. Ronald Bryant, MDHouston, TX 770041265420970
  4. George Burnazian, MDHouston, TX 770041952318065
  5. Robert Galloway, MDHouston, TX 770041760464770
  6. Jonas Garcia, M.D.Houston, TX 770041770550931
  7. Richard Jackson, MDHouston, TX 770041598761751
  8. William Lent, M.D.Houston, TX 770041184668022

Common questions

What is Irvin Co Tantuco, MD's NPI number?

Irvin Co Tantuco, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508025412, issued on Jun 5, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Irvin Co Tantuco, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1213 Hermann Dr Ste 610, Houston, TX, 77004. Phone: (713) 524-3900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Irvin Co Tantuco, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N0497, 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 Irvin Co Tantuco, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Irvin Co Tantuco, MD had 3,039 Medicare Part D claims for 327 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Irvin Co Tantuco, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.9 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.

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