Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Shumei Kato, M.B.

Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Shumei Kato, M.B. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1609025865, issued on Sep 11, 2008. Check the license (Texas 45163, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1609025865
Name
Shumei Kato
Credential
M.B.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
45163 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 792-6161
Enumerated
Sep 11, 2008
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1515 Holcombe Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ashley Aaroe, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902295793
  2. Linda Abad, PA-CPhysician Assistant1063928240
  3. Cynthia Abarado, RN, GNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1851471049
  4. Hussein Abbas, MD, PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609220532
  5. James Abbruzzese, M.D.Medical Oncology Physician1134233224
  6. Karim Abdeldaem, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1558056200

Verify Shumei Kato in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

120 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.

  1. Shumei Kato120
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Prochlorperazine Maleate19 claims
  2. Ondansetron Hcl17 claims
  3. Balversa12 claims
  4. Potassium Chloride11 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 84.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score89.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $188.27

4 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Partner Therapeutics, Inc.. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Shumei Kato$188.27
  2. Specialty average$2,536.66

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
  2. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

2,085 internal medicine physician records list a Houston practice address

They are 2,085 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a Houston practice address, and 11,069 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

Other internal medicine physician records in Texas

  1. Muhammad A. Sattar, MDDallas, TX1760465553
  2. Gayatri Aaluri, MDGalveston, TX1821928508
  3. Anunaya AashishDenton, TX1134246374
  4. Queenie Ann Abad, M.D.San Antonio, TX1174979785
  5. Fuad Abaleka, M.DLubbock, TX1861925596
  6. Carol Abalihi, M.D.El Paso, TX1326136243
  7. Pedro Abanto, M.D.McAllen, TX1982840393
  8. Oliverio Abarca Guzman, MDHarlingen, TX1346972940
  9. Obinna Abaribe, M.DMansfield, TX1457704355
  10. Enyinnaya Abarikwu, MDTyler, TX1174788178

Common questions

What is Shumei Kato, M.B.'s NPI number?

Shumei Kato, M.B.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609025865, issued on Sep 11, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shumei Kato, M.B. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shumei Kato, M.B.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 45163, 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 Shumei Kato, M.B. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shumei Kato, M.B. had 120 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Shumei Kato, M.B.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.3 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.