Phu Cao
Emergency Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Phu Cao is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1497179626, issued on Feb 7, 2014. Check the license (Texas Q2257, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Phu Cao
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- Q2257 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 710 Cypress Creek Pkwy, Houston, TX 77090
- Phone
- (402) 617-0178
- Enumerated
- Feb 7, 2014
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180215002533); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Phu Cao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q2257Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
184 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin16 claims
- Naproxen13 claims
- Tramadol Hcl12 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl11 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 2 group practices
- Excellence Emergency Hospital Physician PLLCHouston, TX
- Texas ER Group PLLCLumberton, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Phu Cao among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas
Phu Cao is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 63% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2013 among the 2,779 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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They are 818 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Phu Cao's NPI number?
Phu Cao's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497179626, issued on Feb 7, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Phu Cao located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 710 Cypress Creek Pkwy, Houston, TX, 77090. Phone: (402) 617-0178. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Phu Cao's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q2257, 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 Phu Cao prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Phu Cao had 184 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.