Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. Hop Sanderson Tran Cao, MD

Individual provider Surgery Physician · NPI 1194015826

Dr. Hop Sanderson Tran Cao, MD practises Surgical Oncology in Houston, Texas. Graduated from University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in 2005, 21 years ago. Practices with Physicians Referral Service, a 2,727-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in California and Texas.

Years since qualifying
21
Trained at
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Licensed in
CA, TX
In the registry since
2011
Specialties on file
2
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MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77030-4009 Not confirmed with CMS for 13 years — call before visiting
Phone: (713) 792-6161
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Specialties & licences

Surgical Oncology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 2086X0206X · Licence P3260 (TX)
Surgery Physician Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence A98580 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1194015826
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedApril 14, 2011
Last updated in NPPESOctober 19, 2012

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtySURGICAL ONCOLOGY
Also practisesGENERAL SURGERY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2005 (21 years in practice)
Group practice Physicians Referral Service — 2727 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients150
Services billed 347 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age70

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Consulting Fee $20,445 7 payments
Compensation for services other than consulting , including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $2,750 1 payment
Food and Beverage $1,127 10 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Affiliated with 1 hospital, which CMS identifies by certification number only.

Colleagues at Physicians Referral Service

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 2727 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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