NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Winston R. Liaw, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Winston R. Liaw, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1952502759, issued on May 30, 2007. Check the license (Texas R2908, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1952502759
Name
Winston R. Liaw
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
R2908 TX
0116018399 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4349 Martin Luther King Blvd Health 2 Bldg Suite 1001E, Houston, TX 77204
Phone
(713) 743-9682
Enumerated
May 30, 2007
Record last updated
Aug 1, 2022
Fax
(713) 743-1049
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170621000723); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4349 Martin Luther King Blvd Health 2 Bldg Suite 1001E

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Kathryn Horn, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1548218985
  3. Saralyn McMorrisClinical Social Worker1891405148
  4. Kimberly Pilkinton, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1578516126
  5. Brian Reed, MDFamily Medicine Physician1023198447

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

294 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 44 claims were for opioids.

  1. Winston Liaw294
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin31 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen24 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate21 claims
  4. Oxycodone Hcl20 claims
  5. Lisinopril13 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

  1. UH HealthHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Winston R. Liaw among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Winston R. Liaw, MD is one of 11,119 family 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 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,123 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,123 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lani Ackerman, M.D.Houston, TX 772041780696401
  2. Donald Briscoe, M.D.Houston, TX 772041750384897
  3. Diana Grair, MDHouston, TX 772041184829772
  4. Kathryn Horn, M.D.Houston, TX 772041548218985
  5. Brian Reed, MDHouston, TX 772041023198447
  6. Suzan Skef, M.D.Houston, TX 772041427312107
  7. Stephen Spann, MDHouston, TX 772041447330881
  8. Kenya Steele, M.D.Houston, TX 772041245324813

Common questions

What is Winston R. Liaw, MD's NPI number?

Winston R. Liaw, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952502759, issued on May 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Winston R. Liaw, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4349 Martin Luther King Blvd Health 2 Bldg Suite 1001E, Houston, TX, 77204. Phone: (713) 743-9682. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Winston R. Liaw, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R2908, 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 Winston R. Liaw, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Winston R. Liaw, MD had 294 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.