Walter Kane, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · The Woodlands, TX
Walter Kane, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in The Woodlands, Texas, and NPI 1083644298, issued on Jul 4, 2006. Check the license (Texas K4723, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Kane
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- K4723 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11 Hammock Dunes PL, The Woodlands, TX 77389
- Phone
- (713) 302-1377
- Enumerated
- Jul 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 9, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 147177315 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040604000512); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter Kane in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K4723Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
198 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone30 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl18 claims
- Tramadol Hcl18 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim11 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
- Altus Exceptional Physician Group PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter Kane among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas
Walter Kane, M.D. is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2013 among the 2,779 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Texas
There are 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Timothy Robertson, DOThe Woodlands, TX 773891720067432
- Gultasib Gill, M.D.Spring, TX 773881306125521
- Ronak Patel, M.D.Spring, TX 773881962721027
- Braden Capt, DOSpring, TX 773861942957709
- Naim El-Aswad, MDSpring, TX 773861881601920
- John Rush, MDSpring, TX 773861851337281
- Anita Bangale, M.D.Shenandoah, TX 773851710154109
- Lauren Laroche, MDShenandoah, TX 773851275818536
Common questions
What is Walter Kane, M.D.'s NPI number?
Walter Kane, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083644298, issued on Jul 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Kane, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11 Hammock Dunes PL, The Woodlands, TX, 77389. Phone: (713) 302-1377. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Kane, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K4723, 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 Walter Kane, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Kane, M.D. had 198 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.