Wee Tin Katherine Kao, M.D.
Facial Plastic Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Wee Tin Katherine Kao, M.D. is a facial plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1578859237, issued on Jun 21, 2011. Check the license (Texas S2608, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wee Tin Katherine Kao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Facial Plastic Surgery Physician 207YS0123X
- License numbers
- S2608 TX
ME135452 FL
2011016816 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6431 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 500-6636
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 5, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- PENDING TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191015003294); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6431 Fannin St.
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Wee Tin Katherine Kao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S2608Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average facial plastic surgery physician in 2024
100 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 370 among the 532 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate29 claims
- Omeprazole14 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium13 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 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: $215.99
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 451 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,253.58 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).
Wee Tin Katherine Kao among 50 facial plastic surgery physician records in Texas
Wee Tin Katherine Kao, M.D. is one of 50 facial plastic surgery 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 2011, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 72% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2003 among the 26 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 207YS0123X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Facial Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 50 facial plastic surgery physician records in Texas.
All 50 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Facial Plastic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 facial plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Sean Delaney, MDHouston, TX 770271285056903
- Kent Davis, MDHouston, TX 770241972590644
- Megan Swonke, MDHouston, TX 770181336704121
- Raghu Athre, MDHouston, TX 770081730265612
Common questions
What is Wee Tin Katherine Kao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Wee Tin Katherine Kao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578859237, issued on Jun 21, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wee Tin Katherine Kao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6431 Fannin St., Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 500-6636. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wee Tin Katherine Kao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S2608, 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 Wee Tin Katherine Kao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wee Tin Katherine Kao, M.D. had 100 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among facial plastic surgery physician prescribers was 370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Wee Tin Katherine Kao, M.D.'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.