Physician Profile
Vincent W. Kau, MD
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Kau
Vincent W. Kau, MD is a healthcare provider in Houston, TX specializing in internal medicine. Vincent trained at Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine, graduating in 2001. According to Medicare claims data, Vincent cared for 518 Medicare patients across 721 services. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes, and administration and interpretation of patient-focused health risk assessment.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
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Medicare information
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Contact Information
- (281) 558-5558
- Email not available
Practice Locations
12121 RICHMOND AVE SUITE 110
Houston, TX 77082
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Internal Medicine generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Cardiometabolic
Digestive and liver
Endocrine, blood, and bone
Infectious disease
Kidney and urinary
Respiratory
Blood & Circulation
Blood disorders
Brain & Nerves
Brain and nerves
Cardiac and vascular
Digestive
Heart & Circulation
Infections
Kidney & Bladder
Lungs & Breathing
Mental Health
Neurologic and behavioral
Pain
Rheumatologic and pain
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
Preventive and evaluation
Screening and diagnostic testing
Bones & Joints
Brain and nerves
Cancer screening
Digestive
Exams & Consultations
Heart & Circulation
Heart health
Imaging referral
Immunizations
Lab tests
Lungs & Breathing
Metabolic & Weight
Minor procedures
Office procedures
Office Procedures
Pain management
Preventive & Routine Care
Screenings & Diagnostics
Sexual health
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
721 services · 518 patients · 9 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administration and interpretation of patient-focused health risk assessment | Treatment | 96160 |
80 | More often than most peers in Internal Medicine |
| Influenza vaccine, trivalent derived from cell cultures | Treatment | 90661 |
44 | More often than most peers in Internal Medicine |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
309 | More often than most peers in Internal Medicine |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | Billing code | G0442 |
85 | As often as other peers in Internal Medicine |
| Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Billing code | G0439 |
76 | As often as other peers in Internal Medicine |
| Advance care planning, first 30 minutes | Office visit | 99497 |
53 | As often as other peers in Internal Medicine |
| Administration of influenza virus vaccine | Billing code | G0008 |
45 | As often as other peers in Internal Medicine |
| Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient' | Billing code | G2211 |
15 | Less often than most peers in Internal Medicine |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
14 | Less often than most peers in Internal Medicine |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
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Related specialists at this location 8
Clinically related specialties at the same address — the people this provider most likely works alongside.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other internists in Houston 8
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 23 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2001 at Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine 7
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Administration and interpretation of patient-focused health risk assessment 8
Providers in TX who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Dr. Kau specialize in?
Dr. Kau is an internist in Houston, TX. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Internal Medicine”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Kau located?
Dr. Kau is listed at 12121 Richmond Ave Suite 110, Houston, TX 77082. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Kau's phone number?
The number on file is (281) 558-5558. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Kau's NPI number?
Dr. Kau's National Provider Identifier is 1417905316. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Kau go to medical school?
Dr. Kau attended Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine, graduating in 2001. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Kau been practicing?
Dr. Kau has 25 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2001, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Kau do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Kau provides treatments such as administration and interpretation of patient-focused health risk assessment and influenza vaccine, trivalent derived from cell cultures, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Kau confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Kau. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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