James Liu, D.O.
Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
James Liu, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1164883807, issued on Mar 8, 2016. Check the license (Texas R1235, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Liu
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- R1235 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20171 Chasewood Park Dr, Houston, TX 77070
- Phone
- (210) 495-0224
- Enumerated
- Mar 8, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (210) 247-9326
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170808001820); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Liu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R1235Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
273 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone22 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium14 claims
- Cefdinir12 claims
- Furosemide12 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium11 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): 91.3 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Liu among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
James Liu, D.O. 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 2016, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · 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).
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.
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Common questions
What is James Liu, D.O.'s NPI number?
James Liu, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164883807, issued on Mar 8, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Liu, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20171 Chasewood Park Dr, Houston, TX, 77070. Phone: (210) 495-0224. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Liu, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R1235, 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 Liu, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Liu, D.O. had 273 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Liu, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 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.