NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Rheumatology Physician NPI 1932163813
Verify on CMS → Sean Tao
Rheumatology Physician in Houston, Texas.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 6,377 in Rheumatology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
3K
Medicare Part D claims · 471 beneficiaries · Rheumatology Physician avg: 2K
Generic prescribing
82%
generic claims · 17% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
27.6/100
▼ 56 pts below national avg 83.5 · Below average
Industry payments
$799.12
40 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Sean Tao reported a CMS MIPS final score of 27.6/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 2,702 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 27.6/100
- MIPS score · -56 vs avg
- 3K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 82%
- 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.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Sean Tao
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1932163813), first enumerated 04/17/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 2,702 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 27.6/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$799.12 in reported industry payments (40 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Texas statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Sean Tao's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: TMB annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1932163813 · Rheumatology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-LOW · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1932163813
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MID 6K Rheumatology Physician
- MIPS-LOW 27.6/100
- RX-MID 2,702
- BOOK-THIN 417 in Texas
- PHOTO-FINISH Hal Mitnick · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Dimitrios Asters…
Dimitrios Asters
27.2 MIPS pts
- Tao · this provi…
Tao · this provider
27.6 MIPS pts
- Hal Mitnick · near
Hal Mitnick
27.6 MIPS pts
- Devashis Mitra ·…
Devashis Mitra
27.9 MIPS pts
- Jaime Vivas · near
Jaime Vivas
27.9 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Sean Tao's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
28 ≥ 3rd percentile 3% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. 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.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Sean Tao sits
This provider among rheumatology physician peers
Across the 1,970 rheumatology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Sean Tao writes more Part D claims than 69% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 4% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one rheumatology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Sean Tao. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Sean Tao practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - 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 Sean Tao?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Rheumatology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
2,702 31% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
27.6/100 55.9 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Texas
How Rheumatology Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Sean Tao's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Rheumatology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 27.6/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
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).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1932163813 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Rheumatology Physician |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 04/17/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
27.6201
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
0
Quality
92.067
Cost
Reporting: Individual
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 Sean Tao. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$799
Largest payer
Amgen Inc.
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 Sean Tao. To verify Sean Tao'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 · Typical
Sean Tao - brand share 17.0%
Rheumatology Physician average
17% brand-name claims vs 82% generic, on 2,702 2024 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 2024.
2,702
Total Claims
$3.0M
Total Drug Cost
471
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 5,729.633
- Total Day Supply
- 167,634
- Brand vs Generic
- 17% brand / 82% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $2.9M
- Generic Drug Cost
- $82K
- Opioid Claims
- 142 (5.3% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 74.0 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.79
- Gender Split
- 80% female / 20% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 30, 65-74: 233, 75-84: 164, 85+: 44
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Sean Tao prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Hydroxychloroquine…
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate
439 claims
- Methotrexate
Methotrexate
386 claims
- Prednisone
Prednisone
211 claims
- Tramadol Hcl 142
Tramadol Hcl
142 claims
- Meloxicam 132
Meloxicam
132 claims
- Folic Acid 116
Folic Acid
116 claims
- Allopurinol 114
Allopurinol
114 claims
- Leflunomide 113
Leflunomide
113 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | 439 |
| Methotrexate Methotrexate Sodium | 386 |
| Prednisone | 211 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 142 |
| Meloxicam | 132 |
| Folic Acid | 116 |
| Allopurinol | 114 |
| Leflunomide | 113 |
| Humira(Cf) Pen Adalimumab | 99 |
| Mycophenolate Mofetil | 76 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Rheumatology Physician Overview
How Sean Tao fits within the Rheumatology Physician landscape nationally.
6,377
Rheumatology Physician Providers in US
52
States with Rheumatology Physician
2,058
Avg Claims per Provider
Sean Tao's 2,702 claims are above the specialty average of 2,058.
Nationwide Rheumatology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Tao, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (27.6 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Rheumatology Physician Providers in Texas
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Tao.
One of 417 Rheumatology Physician providers enrolled in Texas, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Michael Abel
MD
Fredericksburg, TX
Dr. Tareq Abou-Khamis
M.D.
Houston, TX
Dr. Robert Abresch
M.D.
El Paso, TX
Dr. Sampada Acharya
MD
Fort Worth, TX
Dr. Waffiyah Afridi
M.D.
Farmers Branch, TX
Compare Rheumatology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sean Tao's specialty? ▼
Sean Tao specializes in Rheumatology Physician and practices in Houston, Texas.
How much does Sean Tao prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Sean Tao wrote 2,702 Medicare Part D claims totaling $3.0M in drug costs for 471 beneficiaries.
What is Sean Tao's Medicare quality score? ▼
Sean Tao has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 27.6/100 (Quality: 0, Cost: 92.1). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Sean Tao located? ▼
Sean Tao is located at 7737 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, Houston, TX, 77074. Phone: (713) 541-1112.
What is Sean Tao's NPI number? ▼
Sean Tao's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932163813, issued on 04/17/2006.
Does Sean Tao prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Sean Tao's prescribing is 17% brand-name and 82% generic drugs by claim count, with $2.9M in brand drug costs.
Does Sean Tao prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Sean Tao had 142 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 5.3%.
How many Rheumatology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 6,377 Rheumatology Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Rheumatology Physician provider writes 2,058 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Sean Tao prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Sean Tao's most frequently prescribed drugs include Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, Methotrexate, Prednisone. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Sean Tao accept Medicare? ▼
Sean Tao appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,702 Part D claims and 471 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Sean Tao's credentials? ▼
Sean Tao's NPI is 1932163813. 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
View source datasets and methodology notes
- 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 (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- 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 August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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