NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kai Xia, MD

Gastroenterology Physician · Tyler, TX

Kai Xia, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Tyler, Texas, and NPI 1548236284, issued on Feb 23, 2006. Check the license (Texas M0979, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548236284
Name
Kai Xia
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License number
M0979 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
910 E Houston St, Tyler, TX 75702
Phone
(903) 510-8718
Enumerated
Feb 23, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 14, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
185661901 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050727000872); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Harvard Medical School, 1999
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 910 E Houston St

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

  1. Warren Abrameit, MDSurgery Physician1225013915
  2. Julie Adams, NPNurse Practitioner1023164456
  3. Bhavana Akotia, PAPhysician Assistant1427274141
  4. Vimesh Akotia, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1972524197
  5. Charles BeallSurgery Physician1457321853
  6. Sharon Brooks, RNFARegistered Nurse First Assistant1770973844

Verify Kai Xia in five checks

  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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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

1,995 Medicare Part D claims for 1,067 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Kai Xia1,995
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole529 claims
  2. Gavilyte-G333 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium270 claims
  4. Peg-3350 And Electrolytes170 claims
  5. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf96 claims
  6. Esomeprazole Magnesium76 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $10,740.76

24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Madrigal Pharmaceuticals. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kai Xia$10,741
  2. Specialty average$5,016

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. Christus Trinity ClinicMineola, TX

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

Kai Xia among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas

Kai Xia, MD is one of 1,478 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vimesh Akotia, M.D.Tyler, TX 757021972524197
  2. Stephen Hutto, MDTyler, TX 757021689641391
  3. Feng Li, MDTyler, TX 757021568435394
  4. Tsauyu Lin, MDTyler, TX 757021477527331
  5. Ruchir Patel, M.D.Tyler, TX 757021285810630
  6. Mark Prince, MDTyler, TX 757021629061171
  7. Donald Rawls, MDTyler, TX 757021801857131
  8. Umair Sohail, M.D.Tyler, TX 757021376879940

Common questions

What is Kai Xia, MD's NPI number?

Kai Xia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548236284, issued on Feb 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kai Xia, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 910 E Houston St, Tyler, TX, 75702. Phone: (903) 510-8718. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kai Xia, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M0979, 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 Kai Xia, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kai Xia, MD had 1,995 Medicare Part D claims for 1,067 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.