NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Minjeong Kwon, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Houston, TX

Minjeong Kwon, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1497288252, issued on Apr 9, 2017. Check the license (Texas S5684, 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
1497288252
Name
Minjeong Kwon
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
S5684 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1701 Sunset Blvd, Houston, TX 77005
Phone
(713) 526-5511
Enumerated
Apr 9, 2017
Record last updated
Mar 29, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200709001127); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 2017
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 1701 Sunset Blvd

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

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  4. Shilka Babu, MDInternal Medicine Physician1407413651
  5. Mazen Barbandi, MDHospitalist Physician1659522928
  6. Garth Beinart, M.D.Medical Oncology Physician1396844262

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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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20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

419 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.

  1. Minjeong Kwon419
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis41 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate21 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 claims
  4. Furosemide14 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium13 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate12 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: $28.34

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Minjeong Kwon$28.34
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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. Medical Clinic OF Houston, LLPHouston, TX

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

Minjeong Kwon among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas

Minjeong Kwon, MD is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 63% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mazen Barbandi, MDHouston, TX 770051659522928
  2. Benjamin Chang, MDHouston, TX 770051306428826
  3. Christopher Deal, M.D.Houston, TX 770051053760660
  4. Lakshmi Puppala, MDHouston, TX 770051477755510
  5. Mark Trisna, D.OHouston, TX 770051669799581
  6. Clarissa Aldape, MDHouston, TX 770041447638630
  7. Melanie Goebel, M.D.Houston, TX 770041649512971
  8. Barbara Hinojosa, M.D.Houston, TX 770071942611181

Common questions

What is Minjeong Kwon, MD's NPI number?

Minjeong Kwon, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497288252, issued on Apr 9, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Minjeong Kwon, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1701 Sunset Blvd, Houston, TX, 77005. Phone: (713) 526-5511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Minjeong Kwon, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S5684, 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 Minjeong Kwon, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Minjeong Kwon, MD had 419 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.