Vivian Teixeira Pugh, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Vivian Teixeira Pugh, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1932307253, issued on Jul 8, 2007. Check the license (Texas N9316, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vivian Teixeira Pugh
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- N9316 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5373 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77056
- Phone
- (888) 803-3370
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 282817002 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110804000087); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5373 W Alabama St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Vivian Teixeira Pugh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N9316Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,937 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium121 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium116 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium97 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate90 claims
- Simvastatin64 claims
- Losartan Potassium63 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Vmd Primary Providers OF South Central Texas PLLCAustin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vivian Teixeira Pugh among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Vivian Teixeira Pugh, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,488 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston
They are 1,488 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Vivian Teixeira Pugh, MD's NPI number?
Vivian Teixeira Pugh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932307253, issued on Jul 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vivian Teixeira Pugh, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5373 W Alabama St, Houston, TX, 77056. Phone: (888) 803-3370. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vivian Teixeira Pugh, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N9316, 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 Teixeira Pugh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vivian Teixeira Pugh, MD had 1,937 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.