Monty B. Tew, MD
Rheumatology Physician · West Lake Hills, TX
Monty B. Tew, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in West Lake Hills, Texas, and NPI 1942266689, issued on Apr 21, 2006. Check the license (Texas K3023, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Monty B. Tew
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- K3023 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4701 Bee Caves RD Ste 201, West Lake Hills, TX 78746
- Phone
- (512) 518-4992
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 22, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100316000613); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest rheumatology physician records → All 545 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 4701 Bee Caves RD Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Eduardo Cepeda, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1285609503
- Kevin Osgood, MDRheumatology Physician1942356563
- Christopher Parker, DORheumatology Physician1912961384
Verify Monty B. Tew in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K3023Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024
4,504 Medicare Part D claims for 629 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 203 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone906 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate509 claims
- Methotrexate464 claims
- Enbrel Sureclick193 claims
- Celecoxib180 claims
- Leflunomide165 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $5,184.35
84 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Ctra PLLCWest Lake Hills, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Monty B. Tew among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas
Monty B. Tew, MD is one of 545 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas.
All 545 in Texas → Every provider in West Lake Hills → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eduardo Cepeda, M.D.West Lake Hills, TX 787461285609503
- Kevin Osgood, MDWest Lake Hills, TX 787461942356563
- Christopher Parker, DOWest Lake Hills, TX 787461912961384
- Samir Patel, M.D.Austin, TX 787451891903779
- Matthew Dwyer, DOAustin, TX 787481497247803
- Rama Makkena, MDAustin, TX 787411275647398
- Samantha Shapiro, M.D.Austin, TX 787411518200930
- Teresa ChavezBee Cave, TX 787381669515680
Common questions
What is Monty B. Tew, MD's NPI number?
Monty B. Tew, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942266689, issued on Apr 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Monty B. Tew, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4701 Bee Caves RD Ste 201, West Lake Hills, TX, 78746. Phone: (512) 518-4992. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Monty B. Tew, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K3023, 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 Monty B. Tew, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Monty B. Tew, MD had 4,504 Medicare Part D claims for 629 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Monty B. Tew, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.