James Jin-Hong Ling, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Sugar Land, TX
James Jin-Hong Ling, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Sugar Land, Texas, and NPI 1730290412, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (Texas M4298, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Jin-Hong Ling
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- M4298 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16107 Kensington Dr, Sugar Land, TX 77479
- Phone
- (281) 252-9993
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 31, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 252-9997
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061205000659); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 16107 Kensington Dr
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Verify James Jin-Hong Ling in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M4298Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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): 63.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $197.16
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Microtransponder, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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.
James Jin-Hong Ling among 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas
James Jin-Hong Ling, M.D. is one of 1,382 neurology 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 930 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Wamda Ahmed, MDSugar Land, TX 774791417276635
- Hamid Hamdi, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791689645541
- Arafat Ali Hashwani, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791831482850
- Lorena Herbert, MDSugar Land, TX 774791477909695
- Muhammad Khan, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791538233200
- Irfan Lalani, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791154472017
- Muhammad Taimur Malik, M.DSugar Land, TX 774791528487816
- Charles Popeney, D.O.Sugar Land, TX 774791255375812
Common questions
What is James Jin-Hong Ling, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Jin-Hong Ling, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730290412, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Jin-Hong Ling, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16107 Kensington Dr, Sugar Land, TX, 77479. Phone: (281) 252-9993. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Jin-Hong Ling, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M4298, 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 James Jin-Hong Ling, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Jin-Hong Ling, M.D. had 17 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Jin-Hong Ling, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 63.1 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.
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.