Dr. John K. Tsai, MD

  • Austin, TX
  • Gastroenterologist
NPI1437321791PAC ID8527138536
Medicare services, 2024
1,022
Medicare patients, 2024
588
Part D claims, 2024
1,647
Publications
1
MIPS score, 2024
80
Practice address
3944 S Farm To Market Road 620, Austin, TX 78738
Practice phone
Call (512) 532-8000
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Primary practice

Austin GI Surgicenter, LLC

Austin, Texas

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Dr. John K. Tsai is a gastroenterologist in Austin, Texas

Dr. Tsai practices at Austin GI Surgicenter, LLC in Austin, Texas.

Dr. Tsai's NPI, 1437321791, was assigned on March 27, 2008. Dr. Tsai graduated from Feinberg School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Tsai holds Texas license R1466.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8527138536
NPI enumeration date
March 27, 2008
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(512) 532-8000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
51
Medical school graduation
2001

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. John K. Tsai practices at Austin GI Surgicenter, LLC in Austin, Texas

Dr. Tsai's primary practice is Austin GI Surgicenter, LLC, at 3944 S Farm To Market Road 620, Austin, TX 78738 in Travis County. The practice phone is (512) 532-8000.

  • Austin GI Surgicenter, LLC
    3944 S Farm To Market Road 620, Austin, TX 78738 · Travis CountyPhone(512) 532-8000

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. John K. Tsai is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Tsai's primary practice is Austin GI Surgicenter, LLC in Austin, Texas. Dr. Tsai is also affiliated with St. David's South Austin Medical Center. The medical group on file is Austin Gastroenterology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tsai to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John K. Tsai's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Tsai practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Austin GI Surgicenter, LLCAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. John K. Tsai is one of 1,341 gastroenterologists in Texas

Gastroenterology is Dr. Tsai's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Tsai is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Tsai's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Arizona and New York.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Gastroenterology, TexasPrimaryLicense R1466 · 2017 to 2026 · taxonomy 207RG0100X
  • Arizona licenseLicense 38154 · 2008 to 2018
  • New York license2004 to 2010

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, chronic indigestion, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, gastroenteritis and gastrointestinal bleeding among the conditions Dr. Tsai treats.

Gastroenterologists near Dr. Tsai

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. John K. Tsai billed Medicare for 1,022 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,022 Medicare services from Dr. Tsai across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 588 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $104,441 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,022
Medicare patients588
Paid by Medicare$104,441
Procedure codes11

Dr. Tsai's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4352024: 49514%
Surgery
2023: 4632024: 4732%
Other services
2023: 532024: 542%
Tests and treatments
2023: 132024: 0100%

Where Dr. Tsai's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office49548%
  • In a facility52752%

Dr. Tsai compared with the Texas median for gastroenterologists, 2024

  • Dr. Tsai
  • Texas median
Medicare services
1,022vs 5052.0 times
Medicare patients
588vs 2842.1 times
Part D claims
1,470vs 4933.0 times

Medians across 1,281 gastroenterologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Tsai's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. John K. Tsai treated 588 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 588 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tsai in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 360 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 67% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.89, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Tsai's median patient age at 57, with 45% women.

Medicare patients, 2024588
Average age73
Average risk score0.89

Dr. Tsai's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Tsai's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women28048%
  • Men30852%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Tsai's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure67%
  3. Arthritis44%
  4. Ischemic heart disease34%
  5. Mood disorders20%
  6. Anxiety18%
  7. Depression18%
  8. Diabetes17%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Tsai's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 57

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women45%
  • Men53%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. John K. Tsai wrote 1,647 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Tsai wrote 1,647 Medicare Part D claims for 554 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,470 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $411,350 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,198 claims across 20 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,647
Drugs named by CMS21
Total drug cost$411,350
Part D patients554

Dr. Tsai's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,367 claims83%
  • Brand-name280 claims17%

Dr. Tsai's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Tsai's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics2%33 of 1,647 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1,1982024: 1,47023%

Drugs named by CMS: 21 in 2024, 20 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. John K. Tsai scored 80 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 80 out of 100 for Dr. Tsai for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Tsai accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Tsai as offering telehealth. CMS counts 263 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Tsai, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Tsai's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 80of 100Final score
  • 57.9of 100Quality
  • 96of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 79of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Tsai ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Colonoscopy
96th percentile263 procedures
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
91st percentile216 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. John K. Tsai has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Tsai. Dr. Tsai's most frequent co-author is Mark A. Schattner, MD.

Papers1

Dr. Tsai's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Tsai

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. John K. Tsai received $17,945 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 1,052 general payments to Dr. Tsai from 45 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $5,477.

General payments to Dr. Tsai by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Tsai by kind, 2016 to 2025

$17.9Kin total
  • Food and beverage$17,913100%
  • Education$320%

Companies that paid Dr. Tsai the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. John K. Tsai has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Tsai, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Tsai

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  2. Undated
    • Top Doctors

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. John K. Tsai graduated from Feinberg School of Medicine

Dr. Tsai graduated from Feinberg School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Tsai is a member of AGA and TMA.

  1. Medical schoolFeinberg School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in gastroenterologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. John K. Tsai accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers

Dr. Tsai is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • +10 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Tsai accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO13
  2. Medicare9
  3. HMO8
  4. POS6
  5. EPO5

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. John K. Tsai's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. John K. Tsai's NPI number?

Dr. John K. Tsai's NPI number is 1437321791. It was assigned on March 27, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. John K. Tsai?

Dr. John K. Tsai is a gastroenterologist in Austin, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).

Where does Dr. John K. Tsai practice?

Dr. Tsai practices at 3944 S Farm To Market Road 620, Austin, TX 78738. Dr. Tsai's primary practice is Austin GI Surgicenter, LLC in Austin, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tsai to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. John K. Tsai's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Tsai is (512) 532-8000.

What is Dr. John K. Tsai's medical license number?

Dr. Tsai holds Texas license R1466, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. John K. Tsai been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Tsai in Texas (2017 to 2026), Arizona (2008 to 2018) and New York (2004 to 2010).

Which hospitals is Dr. John K. Tsai affiliated with?

Dr. Tsai is affiliated with St. David's South Austin Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. John K. Tsai part of?

Dr. Tsai is linked to Austin Gastroenterology.

Does Dr. John K. Tsai accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Tsai billed Medicare for 1,022 services in 2024, and Dr. Tsai accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. John K. Tsai offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Tsai as offering telehealth services.

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What is Dr. John K. Tsai's MIPS score?

Dr. Tsai's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 80 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. John K. Tsai see?

CMS counts 588 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tsai in 2024, with an average age of 73.

Is Dr. John K. Tsai board certified?

Yes. Dr. Tsai is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. John K. Tsai bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Tsai's most billed Medicare services were surgery: digestive system (45385), surgery: digestive system (43239) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. John K. Tsai go to medical school?

Dr. Tsai graduated from Feinberg School of Medicine in 2001.

What drugs does Dr. John K. Tsai prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Tsai's most prescribed drugs by claims were Omeprazole, Pantoprazole Sodium and Plenvu.

Has Dr. John K. Tsai received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $17,945 in general payments to Dr. Tsai from 45 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Dr. John K. Tsai been practicing?

Dr. Tsai graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.

Does Dr. John K. Tsai do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Tsai.

Who does Dr. John K. Tsai publish with?

Dr. Tsai's most frequent co-authors are Mark A. Schattner, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. John K. Tsai accept?

Dr. Tsai is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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