NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul J. Kinde, MD

Family Medicine Physician · La Joya, TX

Paul J. Kinde, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in La Joya, Texas, and NPI 1396768594, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (Texas L6984, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1396768594
Name
Paul J. Kinde
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
L6984 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 Expressway 83, La Joya, TX 78560
Phone
(956) 585-1688
Enumerated
Jul 26, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 12, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(956) 585-8008
Medicaid ID
171171501 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040621001649); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2000
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

13,765 Medicare Part D claims for 416 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 443 claims were for opioids.

  1. Paul Kinde13,765
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium596 claims
  2. Ozempic367 claims
  3. Azithromycin352 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl309 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium304 claims
  6. Montelukast Sodium293 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: $811.35

44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Paul Kinde$811.35
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 family medicine physician records list a practice address in La Joya

They are 2 of the 31 NPPES records with a practice address in La Joya, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

Other family medicine physician records in Texas

  1. Srinivasa Aaluri, MDEl Paso, TX1265566509
  2. Maira Aamir, MDShenandoah, TX1932660859
  3. Fakhrudin Aaseemah Mohamed, M.DAllen, TX1952782518
  4. So Abad, MDWichita Falls, TX1184624694
  5. Yoseph AbadiRichardson, TX1700742640
  6. Marcus Abadie, M.D.Athens, TX1104821107
  7. Montserrat Abadie Sole, M.D.Fort Worth, TX1245437078
  8. Sarah Abang-Hayes, M.D.San Antonio, TX1326244724
  9. Ahmad Abazid, M.DRichardson, TX1013238401
  10. Syed Abbas, M.D.Houston, TX1821267477

Common questions

What is Paul J. Kinde, MD's NPI number?

Paul J. Kinde, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396768594, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul J. Kinde, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Expressway 83, La Joya, TX, 78560. Phone: (956) 585-1688. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul J. Kinde, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L6984, 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 Paul J. Kinde, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paul J. Kinde, MD had 13,765 Medicare Part D claims for 416 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.