Van-Hien Cong Tran, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Van-Hien Cong Tran, M.D., F.A.C.S. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1134303696, issued on Dec 19, 2007. Check the license (Texas K5720, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Van-Hien Cong Tran
- Credential
- M.D., F.A.C.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- K5720 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18400 Katy Fwy Ste 560, Houston, TX 77094
- Phone
- (832) 522-3240
- Enumerated
- Dec 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 160151001 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120712000162); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 18400 Katy Fwy Ste 560
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Van-Hien Cong Tran in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K5720Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
86 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 47 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine19 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,102.44
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCSugar Land, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Van-Hien Cong Tran among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Van-Hien Cong Tran, M.D., F.A.C.S. is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% 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, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ricardo Bonnor, M.D.Houston, TX 770941992763270
- Carla Braxton, MDHouston, TX 770941427157700
- Christina KohHouston, TX 770941821438649
- Minh Nguyen, M.D.Houston, TX 770941649403858
- Jo Pollack, MDHouston, TX 770941225118193
- Jonathan Redmon, MDHouston, TX 770941558371534
- Edward Teitel, M.D.Houston, TX 770961134407372
- Khawaja Azimuddin, M.D.Houston, TX 770901811946478
Common questions
What is Van-Hien Cong Tran, M.D., F.A.C.S.'s NPI number?
Van-Hien Cong Tran, M.D., F.A.C.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134303696, issued on Dec 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Van-Hien Cong Tran, M.D., F.A.C.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18400 Katy Fwy Ste 560, Houston, TX, 77094. Phone: (832) 522-3240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Van-Hien Cong Tran, M.D., F.A.C.S.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K5720, 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 Van-Hien Cong Tran, M.D., F.A.C.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Van-Hien Cong Tran, M.D., F.A.C.S. had 86 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.