Kathryn Leigh Tierling, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician · Houston, TX
Kathryn Leigh Tierling, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1609258821, issued on Jun 24, 2015. Check the license (Texas R6694, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kathryn Leigh Tierling
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License numbers
- R6694 TX
PGY.202959 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11920 Westheimer RD Ste E, Houston, TX 77077
- Phone
- (281) 679-6165
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 6, 2022
- Fax
- (281) 670-5790
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220418000479); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 11920 Westheimer RD Ste E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kathryn Leigh Tierling in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R6694Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 95% of the cost of the top drugs
163 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Shingrix69 claims
- Abrysvo67 claims
- Adacel Tdap26 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: $125.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group, PLLCHumble, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kathryn Leigh Tierling among 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas
Kathryn Leigh Tierling, M.D. is one of 5,641 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Texas. 47% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 47% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 9% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2011 among the 485 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,038 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Houston
They are 1,038 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Kathryn Leigh Tierling, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kathryn Leigh Tierling, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609258821, issued on Jun 24, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kathryn Leigh Tierling, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11920 Westheimer RD Ste E, Houston, TX, 77077. Phone: (281) 679-6165. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kathryn Leigh Tierling, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R6694, 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 Kathryn Leigh Tierling, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kathryn Leigh Tierling, M.D. had 163 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.