Joseph C. Chong, M.D.
Adult Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Joseph C. Chong, M.D. is an adult medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1164499224, issued on Mar 7, 2006. Check the license (Texas H3005, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph C. Chong
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Adult Medicine Physician 207QA0505X
- License number
- H3005 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9250 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77036
- Phone
- (713) 981-0988
- Enumerated
- Mar 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 981-9111
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph C. Chong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H3005Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult medicine physician in 2024
420 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,002 among the 1,307 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam29 claims
- Diazepam24 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl19 claims
- Azithromycin17 claims
- Cephalexin17 claims
- 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.
Joseph C. Chong among 164 adult medicine physician records in Texas
Joseph C. Chong, M.D. is one of 164 adult medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 58% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 58% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 39% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QA0505X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Adult Medicine Physician providers in Texas
There are 164 adult medicine physician records in Texas.
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The 8 adult medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David NgeneHouston, TX 770361821390907
- Terry Bevers, M.D.Houston, TX 770301548365174
- Elise Cook, M.D.Houston, TX 770301730273475
- Lewis Foxhall, M.D.Houston, TX 770301548368053
- Richard Trifiro, M.D.Houston, TX 770291740363688
- Michael Buxbaum, D.O.Houston, TX 770271003920760
- Nilima Rai, M.DHouston, TX 770271790988376
- Soujanya Challa, M.D.Houston, TX 770471558674705
Common questions
What is Joseph C. Chong, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph C. Chong, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164499224, issued on Mar 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph C. Chong, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9250 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX, 77036. Phone: (713) 981-0988. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph C. Chong, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H3005, 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 C. Chong, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph C. Chong, M.D. had 420 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among adult medicine physician prescribers was 3,002. 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.
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.