NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kathleen Tran Kroger, M.D.

Dermatology Physician · Houston, TX

Kathleen Tran Kroger, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1851702849, issued on May 13, 2014. Check the license (Texas R7253, 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
1851702849
Name
Kathleen Tran Kroger
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
License number
R7253 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6655 Travis St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 500-8268
Enumerated
May 13, 2014
Record last updated
May 30, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(713) 524-3432
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180619002699); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2014
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 6655 Travis St

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

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  2. Scott Cohen, M.D.Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician1578728192
  3. Madeleine Duvic, M.D.Dermatology Physician1013964105
  4. Rhea Elliott, F.N.P.Nurse Practitioner1487694568
  5. Anna Feng, DDSPediatric Dentistry1902537350
  6. Glenn Gabbard, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1497956692

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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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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024

237 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Kathleen Kroger237
  2. Specialty average797

Most prescribed

  1. Ketoconazole36 claims
  2. Clobetasol Propionate25 claims
  3. Triamcinolone Acetonide21 claims
  4. Fluocinonide17 claims
  5. Hydrocortisone13 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): 75 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 score73.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%47.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%94.0
  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: $108.47

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Revance Therapeutics, Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kathleen Kroger$108.47
  2. Specialty average$8,544.61

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. Utmb Faculty Group PracticeGalveston, TX

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

Dermatology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas.

Other dermatology physician records in Texas

  1. Jordan Abbott, MDPflugerville, TX1881198588
  2. Angela Abouassi, MDEl Campo, TX1083109532
  3. Sina Aboutalebi, M.D.Abilene, TX1932391232
  4. William Abramovits, M.D.Dallas, TX1154379188
  5. Daniel Achtman, M.D.Plano, TX1255389102
  6. Jordan Achtman, MDPlano, TX1457705295
  7. Samuel Adelman, M.D.San Antonio, TX1578562872
  8. Alissa Adler, MDHouston, TX1710516497
  9. Max Adler, MDDallas, TX1801835434
  10. Kent Aftergut, MDCedar Hill, TX1922091016

Common questions

What is Kathleen Tran Kroger, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kathleen Tran Kroger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851702849, issued on May 13, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kathleen Tran Kroger, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6655 Travis St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 500-8268. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kathleen Tran Kroger, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R7253, 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 Kathleen Tran Kroger, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kathleen Tran Kroger, M.D. had 237 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kathleen Tran Kroger, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 75 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.