NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tamara Chio De Lumban, NP-C

Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX

Tamara Chio De Lumban, NP-C is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1831616473, issued on Aug 24, 2017. Check the license (Texas AP133211, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831616473
Name
Tamara Chio De Lumban
Credential
NP-C
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
AP133211 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 792-6161
Enumerated
Aug 24, 2017
Record last updated
Aug 3, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
376448202 TX
376448201 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171013002741); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. 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. Sausan Abouharb, M.DMedical Oncology Physician1205097599
  2. Vahid Afsharkharghan, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1508958166
  3. Carly Barbon, PHDSpeech-Language Pathologist1548930894
  4. Martha Beck, RN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1073695532
  5. Thomas Buchholz, M.D.Radiation Oncology Physician1891891032
  6. Charles Butler, M.D.Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1184710162

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

66 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 65% of claims.

  1. Tamara De Lumban66
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa17 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): 81.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%50.0
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Physicians Referral ServiceHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Tamara Chio De Lumban among 4,825 nurse practitioner records in Texas

Tamara Chio De Lumban, NP-C is one of 4,825 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 43% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 43% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 2,618 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

784 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Houston

They are 784 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 4,825 nurse practitioner records in Texas.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tina Bradshaw, PNPHouston, TX 770301003863374
  2. Sheena Carswell, C.N.S.Houston, TX 770301649246976
  3. Rhea Elliott, F.N.P.Houston, TX 770301487694568
  4. Janice Garza-Dennis, RN,ANP,AOCNPHouston, TX 770301659378016
  5. Carolyn Giveon, MS, RN, ANP, GNPHouston, TX 770301093719049
  6. Mary Halamicek, NPHouston, TX 770301609840339
  7. Marika Highberger, NPHouston, TX 770301790732691
  8. Tacharra Laury, RN, ACNPHouston, TX 770301295775179

Common questions

What is Tamara Chio De Lumban, NP-C's NPI number?

Tamara Chio De Lumban, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831616473, issued on Aug 24, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tamara Chio De Lumban, NP-C 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 Tamara Chio De Lumban, NP-C's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number AP133211, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Tamara Chio De Lumban, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tamara Chio De Lumban, NP-C had 66 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Tamara Chio De Lumban, NP-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 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.