Putao Cen, MD
Medical Oncology Physician · Houston, TX
Putao Cen, MD is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1891947735, issued on Oct 22, 2008. Check the license (Texas M7094, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Putao Cen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- M7094 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6400 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 704-3961
- Enumerated
- Oct 22, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2023
- Fax
- (713) 704-3150
- Medicaid ID
- 197686201 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081222000125); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Putao Cen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M7094Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical oncology physician in 2024
1,031 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 70 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Abiraterone Acetate165 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl98 claims
- Prednisone93 claims
- Lenvima61 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen39 claims
- Eliquis35 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $127,199.55
129 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 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 one group practice
- UT PhysiciansHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Putao Cen among 547 medical oncology physician records in Texas
Putao Cen, MD is one of 547 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 66% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2000 among the 414 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X 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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Common questions
What is Putao Cen, MD's NPI number?
Putao Cen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891947735, issued on Oct 22, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Putao Cen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6400 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 704-3961. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Putao Cen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M7094, 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 Putao Cen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Putao Cen, MD had 1,031 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Putao Cen, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.