2026 NPPES data Otolaryngology Physician NPI 1255793147 M.D.
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OLIVER CHIN, M.D.

Otolaryngology Physician in SUGAR LAND, Texas. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
494
Medicare Part D claims · 229 beneficiaries · Otolaryngology Physician avg: 509
Generic prescribing
94%
generic claims · 6% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$1.4K
23 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

OLIVER CHIN, M.D. filed 494 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Otolaryngology Physician in SUGAR LAND, Texas, prescribing 94% generic.

494
Part D claims, 2023
94%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

OLIVER CHIN, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally

494 Top 38% higher than 62% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). This entry sits in this band. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Above this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Above this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Above this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Above this entry. 2,000–2,200: 213,991 prescribers (16%). Above this entry. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

OLIVER CHIN, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 2 hospital affiliations — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about OLIVER CHIN, M.D.?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 03/22/2016

NPI 1255793147

Primary specialty

Otolaryngology Physician

Mid-sized

10,895 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

494 3% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 509

Specialty distribution in Texas

How Otolaryngology Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers

Texas providers

Otolaryngology Physician share within Texas

1. Otolaryngology Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Otolaryngology Physician share within Texas

Specialty board-certification context

Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Otolaryngology Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)

Quality data not reported
Est. board-certified rate
78%
Otolaryngology Physician ABMS/AOA estimate

Est. board-certified rate (Otolaryngology Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

0%100%78%
Est. board-certified rate (Otolaryngology Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

OLIVER CHIN, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Otolaryngology Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 16545 SOUTHWEST FWY STE 100, SUGAR LAND, TX, 77479, with a listed phone of (281) 649-7200. NPI 1255793147 was issued on 03/22/2016. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what CHIN most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 494 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 229 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $18K in drug spend, split 6% brand-name and 94% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.6%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Otolaryngology Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 10,895 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 509 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

16545 SOUTHWEST FWY STE 100
SUGAR LAND, TX 77479

Provider Details

NPI 1255793147
Specialty Otolaryngology Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 03/22/2016

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where OLIVER CHIN, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

ENT AND ALLERGY ASSOCIATES OF TEXAS PLLC
SUGAR LAND, TX
HOUSTON EAR NOSE AND THROAT CLINIC LLP
SUGAR LAND, TX

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for OLIVER CHIN, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$1.4K

Largest payer

Integra LifeSciences Corporation

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — Texas TMB 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to OLIVER CHIN, M.D.. To verify OLIVER CHIN, M.D.'s current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases

TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy

OLIVER CHIN, M.D. — brand share 6.0%
Specialty average (est.)

6% brand-name claims vs 94% generic, on 494 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

494
Total Claims
$18K
Total Drug Cost
229
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
745
Total Day Supply
16,962
Brand vs Generic
6% brand / 94% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$4K
Generic Drug Cost
$14K
Opioid Claims
13 (2.6% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
93

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
73.6 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.16
Gender Split
55% female / 45% male
Age Distribution
<65: 12, 65-74: 123, 75-84: 71, 85+: 23

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What OLIVER CHIN, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Fluticasone Propionate
118
Azelastine Hcl
68
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass
Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav
36
Ciprofloxacin-Dexamethasone
Ciprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth
31
Ofloxacin
25
Methylprednisolone
24
Mupirocin
21
Ciprofloxacin Hcl
19
Prednisone
16
Azithromycin
15

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Otolaryngology Physician Overview

How OLIVER CHIN, M.D. fits within the Otolaryngology Physician landscape nationally.

10,895
Otolaryngology Physician Providers in US
54
States with Otolaryngology Physician
509
Avg Claims per Provider

OLIVER CHIN, M.D.'s 494 claims are below the specialty average of 509.

Nearby Otolaryngology Physician Providers in Texas

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as CHIN.

Compare Otolaryngology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is OLIVER CHIN, M.D.'s specialty?
OLIVER CHIN, M.D. specializes in Otolaryngology Physician and practices in SUGAR LAND, Texas. Credentials: M.D..
How much does OLIVER CHIN, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, OLIVER CHIN, M.D. wrote 494 Medicare Part D claims totaling $18K in drug costs for 229 beneficiaries.
Where is OLIVER CHIN, M.D. located?
OLIVER CHIN, M.D. is located at 16545 SOUTHWEST FWY STE 100, SUGAR LAND, TX, 77479. Phone: (281) 649-7200.
What is OLIVER CHIN, M.D.'s NPI number?
OLIVER CHIN, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255793147, issued on 03/22/2016.
Does OLIVER CHIN, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
OLIVER CHIN, M.D.'s prescribing is 6% brand-name and 94% generic drugs by claim count, with $4K in brand drug costs.
Does OLIVER CHIN, M.D. prescribe opioids?
Yes, OLIVER CHIN, M.D. had 13 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.6%.
How many Otolaryngology Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 10,895 Otolaryngology Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Otolaryngology Physician provider writes 509 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does OLIVER CHIN, M.D. prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, OLIVER CHIN, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Fluticasone Propionate, Azelastine Hcl, Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does OLIVER CHIN, M.D. accept Medicare?
OLIVER CHIN, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 494 Part D claims and 229 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify OLIVER CHIN, M.D.'s credentials?
OLIVER CHIN, M.D.'s NPI is 1255793147 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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