Michael Jay Tang, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Houston, TX
Michael Jay Tang, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1760793418, issued on Jun 28, 2010. Check the license (Texas P9469, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Jay Tang
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- License numbers
- P9469 TX
2013005695 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 792-6161
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2010
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 341739604 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141010001707); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Jay Tang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P9469Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
431 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 241 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Fentanyl40 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl40 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl36 claims
- Olanzapine33 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er29 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): 81.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $14.85
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 338 providers of this specialty with any payment received $547.94 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
- Physicians Referral ServiceHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Jay Tang among 169 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas
Michael Jay Tang, MD is one of 169 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 40% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 40% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2012 among the 136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Texas
There are 169 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas.
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The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sonal Admane, MD, MPHHouston, TX 770301669607933
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- Jessica Casas, M.D.Houston, TX 770301740410067
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- Maxine Grace De La Cruz, M.D.Houston, TX 770301982844916
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Common questions
What is Michael Jay Tang, MD's NPI number?
Michael Jay Tang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760793418, issued on Jun 28, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Jay Tang, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Jay Tang, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P9469, 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 Michael Jay Tang, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Jay Tang, MD had 431 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Jay Tang, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 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.