Tessa Kimberly Novick, M.D., M.S.W
Nephrology Physician · Austin, TX
Tessa Kimberly Novick, M.D., M.S.W is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1881039568, issued on May 8, 2013. Check the license (Texas S0962, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tessa Kimberly Novick
- Credential
- M.D., M.S.W
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- S0962 TX
8684 MD
D0081050 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 321 W Ben White Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
- Phone
- (512) 320-1500
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2013
- Record last updated
- Feb 15, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 4022238 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260410002165); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 321 W Ben White Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Tessa Kimberly Novick in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S0962Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
284 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate20 claims
- Ozempic20 claims
- Jardiance19 claims
- Torsemide18 claims
- Losartan Potassium17 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate17 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): 72.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $686.54
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vifor Pharma, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Austin Kidney Associates PAAustin, TX
- Princeton Hypertension-Nephrology Associates L L CPrinceton Junction, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tessa Kimberly Novick among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Tessa Kimberly Novick, M.D., M.S.W is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 83% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ashvin Baru, M.D.Austin, TX 787041114216009
- Ting-Chi Lu, MDAustin, TX 787041649378787
- Peter Miller, MDAustin, TX 787041619911880
- Nicholas Rowder, MDAustin, TX 787041942230164
- Edith Simmons, MDAustin, TX 787041639112683
- Vincent Tjia, MDAustin, TX 787041306803937
- Sujatha Venkatesh, MDAustin, TX 787041821028077
- Cristian Cipleu, MDAustin, TX 787051689617383
Common questions
What is Tessa Kimberly Novick, M.D., M.S.W's NPI number?
Tessa Kimberly Novick, M.D., M.S.W's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881039568, issued on May 8, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tessa Kimberly Novick, M.D., M.S.W located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 321 W Ben White Blvd, Austin, TX, 78704. Phone: (512) 320-1500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tessa Kimberly Novick, M.D., M.S.W's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S0962, 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 Tessa Kimberly Novick, M.D., M.S.W prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tessa Kimberly Novick, M.D., M.S.W had 284 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tessa Kimberly Novick, M.D., M.S.W's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.5 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.