NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tianming Liu, M.D.

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Houston, TX

Tianming Liu, M.D. is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1316365380, issued on Apr 6, 2014. Check the license (Texas S3702, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316365380
Name
Tianming Liu
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
License number
S3702 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6560 Fannin St Ste 1404, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 790-0600
Enumerated
Apr 6, 2014
Record last updated
Sep 3, 2024
Fax
(936) 266-8669
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201130001570); 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 6560 Fannin St Ste 1404

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

  1. Virginia Alagugurusamy, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1659824456
  2. Mark Edgcomb, D.O.Surgery Physician1477967404
  3. Jennifer FrevertSurgery Physician1245854694
  4. Virginia Goranova, MSN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1831639301
  5. Bogdan Ionescu, M.D.Surgery Physician1013327857
  6. Jean Paul Lefave, M.D.Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician1588892574

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  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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23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024

148 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Tianming Liu148
  2. Specialty average192

Most prescribed

  1. Methocarbamol19 claims
  2. Metronidazole13 claims
  3. Gabapentin12 claims
  4. Neomycin Sulfate12 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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): 91.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.1
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Specialty Associates OF West Houston PLLCHouston, TX

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

Tianming Liu among 209 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Texas

Tianming Liu, M.D. is one of 209 colon & rectal surgery 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 2014, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 174 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 209 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. H Bailey, M.D.Houston, TX 770301386631505
  2. George Chang, M.D.Houston, TX 770301295820496
  3. Marianne Cusick, MD, MSPHHouston, TX 770301033323878
  4. Kelly Gilmore, MDHouston, TX 770301962697417
  5. Eric Haas, M.D.Houston, TX 770301275501603
  6. Atif Iqbal, MDHouston, TX 770301841398138
  7. Konya Keeling-Johnson, MDHouston, TX 770301588821565
  8. Justin Kim, MDHouston, TX 770301043489248

Common questions

What is Tianming Liu, M.D.'s NPI number?

Tianming Liu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316365380, issued on Apr 6, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tianming Liu, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6560 Fannin St Ste 1404, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 790-0600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tianming Liu, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S3702, 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 Tianming Liu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tianming Liu, M.D. had 148 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Tianming Liu, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 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.

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