Jose Antonio Cala Noriega, MD
Hospitalist Physician · The Woodlands, TX
Jose Antonio Cala Noriega, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in The Woodlands, Texas, and NPI 1740516426, issued on Oct 30, 2009. Check the license (Texas R2297, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose Antonio Cala Noriega
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- R2297 TX
004053 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17200 St Lukes Way, The Woodlands, TX 77384
- Phone
- (936) 266-2000
- Enumerated
- Oct 30, 2009
- Record last updated
- May 22, 2023
- Medicaid ID
- 03480980 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170613001778); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jose Antonio Cala Noriega in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R2297Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
256 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass19 claims
- Prednisone19 claims
- Cefdinir12 claims
- Furosemide12 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl11 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate11 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 MedicineThe Woodlands, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose Antonio Cala Noriega among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas
Jose Antonio Cala Noriega, MD is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 24% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 24% of these records are older, 72% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
35 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in The Woodlands
They are 35 of the 2,254 NPPES records with a practice address in The Woodlands, and 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Jose Antonio Cala Noriega, MD's NPI number?
Jose Antonio Cala Noriega, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740516426, issued on Oct 30, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose Antonio Cala Noriega, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17200 St Lukes Way, The Woodlands, TX, 77384. Phone: (936) 266-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose Antonio Cala Noriega, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R2297, 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 Jose Antonio Cala Noriega, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose Antonio Cala Noriega, MD had 256 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jose Antonio Cala Noriega, MD'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.