Paul Edward Kobza, D.O.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Shenandoah, TX
Paul Edward Kobza, D.O. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Shenandoah, Texas, and NPI 1114932845, issued on Jul 30, 2006. Check the license (Texas L4499, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Edward Kobza
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- L4499 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 Vision Park Blvd, Shenandoah, TX 77384
- Phone
- (281) 363-2829
- Enumerated
- Jul 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2026
- Fax
- (281) 292-1201
- Medicaid ID
- 1540205011 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120112000206); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- At Still University Of Health Sciences, College Of Osteo Med, Kirksville, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 101 Vision Park Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ronald Buczek, D.O.Surgery Physician1962448811
- Charles Sims, MDInfectious Disease Physician1245281294
- Gregory Vidovic, DPM, D.ABFASFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1548602212
Verify Paul Edward Kobza in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L4499Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
153 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib19 claims
- Ibuprofen12 claims
- Meloxicam12 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: $278.82
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axogen. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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 3 group practices
- Buczek And Kobza, PLLCShenandoah, TX
- Medical Center Riviera PLLCHouston, TX
- Sugarland Emergency Physicians PASugar Land, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Edward Kobza among 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Texas
Paul Edward Kobza, D.O. is one of 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2005 among the 145 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Texas.
All 182 in Texas → Every provider in Shenandoah → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Jackson, DOThe Woodlands, TX 773821962481671
- James Saucedo, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773801457517393
- Munir Shah, M.D.The Woodlands, TX 773801972507960
- Joanne Zhou, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773801710449723
- Gloria Gogola, MDBellaire, TX 774011659481695
- Dean Smith, MDBellaire, TX 774011750384749
- Matthew Jordan, M.D.Humble, TX 773461811217797
- David Hildreth, M.D.Katy, TX 774501740210319
Common questions
What is Paul Edward Kobza, D.O.'s NPI number?
Paul Edward Kobza, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114932845, issued on Jul 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Edward Kobza, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Vision Park Blvd, Shenandoah, TX, 77384. Phone: (281) 363-2829. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Edward Kobza, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L4499, 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 Edward Kobza, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Edward Kobza, D.O. had 153 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. 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.