Tamar F. Brionez, MD
Rheumatology Physician · The Woodlands, TX
Tamar F. Brionez, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in The Woodlands, Texas, and NPI 1457407041, issued on Jan 26, 2007. Check the license (Texas M7873, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tamar F. Brionez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- M7873 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10857 Kuykendahl RD Ste 160, The Woodlands, TX 77382
- Phone
- (281) 766-7886
- Enumerated
- Jan 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 18, 2024
- Fax
- (281) 719-9320
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091202000296); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tamar F. Brionez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M7873Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,903 Medicare Part D claims for 331 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 122 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone185 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate166 claims
- Methotrexate162 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl101 claims
- Tramadol Hcl95 claims
- Sulfasalazine75 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): 97.5 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: $11,671.93
91 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Advanced Rheumatology OF HoustonThe Woodlands, TX
- David P Ellent PLLCThe Woodlands, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tamar F. Brionez among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas
Tamar F. Brionez, MD 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 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas.
All 545 in Texas → Every provider in The Woodlands → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rama Palwai, M.D.Spring, TX 773811689610115
- Tonya Cockrill, MDShenandoah, TX 773841811122641
- Kalpita Hatti, MDShenandoah, TX 773841528297462
- Emily Hung, MDShenandoah, TX 773841043374366
- Randall Johnson, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773801295821577
- Enrique Medina Ortiz, MDShenandoah, TX 773841285159160
- Gwendoline Menga, DOConroe, TX 773841447496047
- Frank Parke, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773801316035264
Common questions
What is Tamar F. Brionez, MD's NPI number?
Tamar F. Brionez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457407041, issued on Jan 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tamar F. Brionez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10857 Kuykendahl RD Ste 160, The Woodlands, TX, 77382. Phone: (281) 766-7886. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tamar F. Brionez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M7873, 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 Tamar F. Brionez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tamar F. Brionez, MD had 1,903 Medicare Part D claims for 331 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tamar F. Brionez, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.5 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.