NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Isaac Shin Chua, M.D.

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Houston, TX

Isaac Shin Chua, M.D. is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1801113550, issued on Apr 21, 2010. Check the license (Texas P7259, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1801113550
Name
Isaac Shin Chua
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
License numbers
P7259 TX
272424 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6411 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 500-6295
Enumerated
Apr 21, 2010
Record last updated
Jun 17, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171110000158); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2005
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 6411 Fannin St

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

  1. Abeer Abdelhafez, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1225791338
  2. Hamzah Abduljabar, MDHospitalist Physician1720608730
  3. Muhammad Abdullah, CAAAnesthesiologist Assistant1053295154
  4. Nora AbifarajPharmacist1073435855
  5. Doha Aboul-FotouhPediatrics Physician1891255691
  6. Rodeo Abrencillo, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1164716635

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  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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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

225 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 135 claims were for opioids.

  1. Isaac Chua225
  2. Specialty average741

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl38 claims
  2. Gabapentin30 claims
  3. Morphine Sulfate Er30 claims
  4. Hydromorphone Hcl21 claims
  5. Oxycontin19 claims
  6. Pregabalin14 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

  1. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.Boston, MA

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

Isaac Shin Chua among 169 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas

Isaac Shin Chua, M.D. is one of 169 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 40% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 40% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2012 among the 136 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Texas

There are 169 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas.

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The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sonal Admane, MD, MPHHouston, TX 770301669607933
  2. Joseph Arthur, M.DHouston, TX 770301306032107
  3. Patricia Bramati, M.D.Houston, TX 770301316179732
  4. Jessica Casas, M.D.Houston, TX 770301740410067
  5. Shalini Dalal, M.D.Houston, TX 770301457442550
  6. Maxine Grace De La Cruz, M.D.Houston, TX 770301982844916
  7. Rony Dev, D.O.Houston, TX 770301073582458
  8. Ahmed Elsayem, M.D.Houston, TX 770301164516860

Common questions

What is Isaac Shin Chua, M.D.'s NPI number?

Isaac Shin Chua, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801113550, issued on Apr 21, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Isaac Shin Chua, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6411 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 500-6295. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Isaac Shin Chua, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P7259, 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 Isaac Shin Chua, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Isaac Shin Chua, M.D. had 225 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. 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.

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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.