Sean X. Tao
Rheumatology Physician · Houston, TX
Sean X. Tao is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1932163813, issued on Apr 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas L3157, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sean X. Tao
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- L3157 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7737 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77074
- Phone
- (713) 541-1112
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2025
- Fax
- (713) 270-8784
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040726000499); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sean X. Tao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L3157Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,702 Medicare Part D claims for 471 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 142 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate439 claims
- Methotrexate386 claims
- Prednisone211 claims
- Tramadol Hcl142 claims
- Meloxicam132 claims
- Folic Acid116 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 27.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $799.12
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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.
Sean X. Tao among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas
Sean X. Tao is one of 545 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X 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 Sean X. Tao's NPI number?
Sean X. Tao's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932163813, issued on Apr 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sean X. Tao located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7737 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX, 77074. Phone: (713) 541-1112. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sean X. Tao's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L3157, 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 Sean X. Tao prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sean X. Tao had 2,702 Medicare Part D claims for 471 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sean X. Tao's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 27.6 of 100. 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.