NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Muming Chen, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Plainview, TX

Muming Chen, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Plainview, Texas, and NPI 1134567266, issued on Jun 11, 2013. Check the license (Texas Q8856, 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
1134567266
Name
Muming Chen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
Q8856 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1806 Quincy St, Plainview, TX 79072
Phone
(806) 288-7891
Enumerated
Jun 11, 2013
Record last updated
Jul 19, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160805000442); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2013
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 1806 Quincy St

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

  1. Jessica Elkins, MSN, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1568945160
  2. K'Nell Engle, PA-CPhysician Assistant1194153163
  3. Leeann GrimaldoFamily Nurse Practitioner1578441853
  4. Kenneth Horton, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1700934486
  5. Mark McClanahan, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1750377198
  6. Pamela Morgan, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1568147056

Verify Muming Chen in five checks

  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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

188 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Muming Chen188
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone17 claims
  2. Cefdinir16 claims
  3. Azithromycin14 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa11 claims
  5. Furosemide11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Covenant Medical GroupLubbock, TX

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

Muming Chen among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Muming Chen, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

16 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Plainview

They are 16 of the 198 NPPES records with a practice address in Plainview, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Evan Colmenero, DOPlainview, TX 790721609222926
  2. Victoria Colmenero, MDPlainview, TX 790721588014856
  3. Kenneth Horton, M.D.Plainview, TX 790721700934486
  4. Bradley Hough, M.D.Plainview, TX 790721619160371
  5. Mark McClanahan, D.O.Plainview, TX 790721750377198
  6. Cecilia Murillo, MDPlainview, TX 790721699295592
  7. Ruth Rector-Wright, D.O.Plainview, TX 790721326148222
  8. Kelsey Richardson, MDPlainview, TX 790721558717876

Common questions

What is Muming Chen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Muming Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134567266, issued on Jun 11, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Muming Chen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1806 Quincy St, Plainview, TX, 79072. Phone: (806) 288-7891. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Muming Chen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q8856, 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 Muming Chen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Muming Chen, M.D. had 188 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.