Vivian Kaul, MD
Otology & Neurotology Physician · Houston, TX
Vivian Kaul, MD is an otology & neurotology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1215381066, issued on Apr 19, 2016. Check the license (Texas U4833, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vivian Kaul
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otology & Neurotology Physician 207YX0901X
- License number
- U4833 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6400 Fannin St Ste 2700, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 486-5000
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2016
- Record last updated
- Sep 27, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230809002094); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vivian Kaul in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U4833Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otology & neurotology physician in 2024
154 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 409 among the 340 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ofloxacin41 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate15 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 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): 82.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,584.27
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 283 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,757.03 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
- UT PhysiciansHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vivian Kaul among 36 otology & neurotology physician records in Texas
Vivian Kaul, MD is one of 36 otology & neurotology 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 2016, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 86% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 27 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207YX0901X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otology & Neurotology Physician providers in Texas
There are 36 otology & neurotology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 otology & neurotology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Newton Coker, M.D.Houston, TX 770301679577571
- Kenny Lin, MDHouston, TX 770301548502925
- Marc-Elie Nader, MDHouston, TX 770301306180781
- Angela Peng, MDHouston, TX 770301164623559
- Mark Nichols, MDHouston, TX 770241215910732
- Bechara Ghorayeb, M.D.Houston, TX 770431538160312
- George McReynolds, MDHouston, TX 770741023091543
- Ching-Yen Chang, MDBellaire, TX 774011316981392
Common questions
What is Vivian Kaul, MD's NPI number?
Vivian Kaul, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215381066, issued on Apr 19, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vivian Kaul, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6400 Fannin St Ste 2700, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 486-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vivian Kaul, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U4833, 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 Vivian Kaul, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vivian Kaul, MD had 154 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among otology & neurotology physician prescribers was 409. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vivian Kaul, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 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.