NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kar-Wei Leung, M.D.

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Houston, TX

Kar-Wei Leung, M.D. is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1356795272, issued on Apr 17, 2016. Check the license (Texas T3324, 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
1356795272
Name
Kar-Wei Leung
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
License number
T3324 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11451 Katy Fwy Ste 340, Houston, TX 77079
Phone
(832) 862-7246
Enumerated
Apr 17, 2016
Record last updated
Dec 2, 2025
Fax
(832) 862-6777
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221017003006); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2016
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 11451 Katy Fwy Ste 340

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

  1. Morgan King, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1386496776
  2. Ioannis Skaribas, MDInterventional Pain Medicine Physician1922150945
  3. Amber Sunesara, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1700494671

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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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024

121 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kar-Wei Leung121
  2. Specialty average1,750

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
  2. Duloxetine Hcl18 claims
  3. Gabapentin15 claims
  4. Baclofen12 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: $47.10

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nevro Corp. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kar-Wei Leung$47.10
  2. Specialty average$3,225.41

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. Expert Pain PAHouston, TX

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

Kar-Wei Leung among 382 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Texas

Kar-Wei Leung, M.D. is one of 382 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 85% 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 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 88% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2007 among the 284 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Texas

There are 382 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Texas.

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The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Salim Durrani, MDHouston, TX 770791003105065
  2. Johnson Ukpede, MDHouston, TX 770821760704068
  3. Heena Ahmed, MDHouston, TX 770841063918589
  4. Sam Li, M.D.Houston, TX 770741336403864
  5. Manjunath Shetty, M.D.Houston, TX 770841740476035
  6. Cole Fitzgerald, M.D.Houston, TX 770701215293808
  7. Prachi Patel, MDHouston, TX 770701528565751
  8. Hiral Patel, MDHouston, TX 770891922353010

Common questions

What is Kar-Wei Leung, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kar-Wei Leung, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356795272, issued on Apr 17, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kar-Wei Leung, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11451 Katy Fwy Ste 340, Houston, TX, 77079. Phone: (832) 862-7246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kar-Wei Leung, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number T3324, 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 Kar-Wei Leung, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kar-Wei Leung, M.D. had 121 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. 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.

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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.