NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph R. Cali, M.D.

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Houston, TX

Joseph R. Cali, M.D. is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1871504225, issued on Aug 11, 2006. Check the license (Texas J1627, 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
1871504225
Name
Joseph R. Cali
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
License number
J1627 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
915 Gessner RD Ste 725, Houston, TX 77024
Phone
(713) 464-1758
Enumerated
Aug 11, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 24, 2023
Fax
(713) 464-4548
Medicaid ID
118756902 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101110001023); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Creighton University School Of Medicine, 1987
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 915 Gessner RD Ste 725

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

  1. Omar Madriz, M.D.Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician1598871204

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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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56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024

299 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Cali299
  2. Specialty average192

Most prescribed

  1. Metronidazole50 claims
  2. Neomycin Sulfate39 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl30 claims
  4. Tizanidine Hcl23 claims
  5. Mesalamine22 claims
  6. Gabapentin17 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score79.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $644.15

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Cali$644.15
  2. Specialty average$3,468.16

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. UT PhysiciansShenandoah, TX

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

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 209 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Texas.

Other colon & rectal surgery physician records in Texas

  1. Abier Abdelnaby, M.D.Dallas, TX1831312503
  2. Anthonia Adewole, M.DProsper, TX1598907925
  3. Amit Agarwal, M.D.Sugar Land, TX1215283429
  4. Mario Alcantara, M.D.San Antonio, TX1609039049
  5. Fadwa Ali, M.D.Dallas, TX1417398017
  6. Jason Allen, M.D.Fort Worth, TX1033328067
  7. Pastor Alvarado, MDMcAllen, TX1881775245
  8. Ronald Ambe, M.D.Houston, TX1063688711
  9. Punam Amin, MDHouston, TX1861824062
  10. Marcus Aquino, MDSeabrook, TX1043203128

Common questions

What is Joseph R. Cali, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joseph R. Cali, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871504225, issued on Aug 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph R. Cali, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 915 Gessner RD Ste 725, Houston, TX, 77024. Phone: (713) 464-1758. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph R. Cali, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J1627, 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 Joseph R. Cali, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph R. Cali, M.D. had 299 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joseph R. Cali, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.