Ugo U. Awa, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Houston, TX
Ugo U. Awa, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1669715900, issued on Apr 5, 2013. Check the license (Texas R3267, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ugo U. Awa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- R3267 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6630 DE Moss Dr, Houston, TX 77074
- Phone
- (713) 272-2600
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2013
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210806002073); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ugo U. Awa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R3267Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
134 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone26 claims
- Methotrexate19 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate15 claims
- Allopurinol13 claims
- Enbrel Sureclick12 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): 84.1 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: $144.40
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. 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 one group practice
- Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ugo U. Awa among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas
Ugo U. Awa, 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 2013, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
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Common questions
What is Ugo U. Awa, MD's NPI number?
Ugo U. Awa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669715900, issued on Apr 5, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ugo U. Awa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6630 DE Moss Dr, Houston, TX, 77074. Phone: (713) 272-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ugo U. Awa, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R3267, 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 Ugo U. Awa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ugo U. Awa, MD had 134 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ugo U. Awa, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.1 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.