Shanny Sothida Pao , PA-C
Physician Assistant • Houston, TX
9130 South Texas 6
Houston, TX 77083
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on April 20, 2022; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,446 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Atorvastatin Calcium — 190 prescription fills, including refills.
- Metformin Hcl — 171 prescription fills, including refills.
- Amlodipine Besylate — 116 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 37 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Houston, TX (2024, 697 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 127. Middle half: 39 to 427.
More Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,882 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 263. Middle half: 73 to 938.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 329 in 2022 to 1,446 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2022–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
9130 South Texas 6
Houston, TX 77083
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
30-day fills
3,505 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$85,642 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $177.25 across 9 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $177.25 across 9 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 5)
- Amgen Inc.: $55.67 across 3 records.
- Novo Nordisk Inc: $45.63 across 2 records.
- ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.): $33.64 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
NPI first issued
2022
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Compared with the same specialty in Houston and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Houston, TX (2024, 697 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 127. Middle half: 39 to 427.
More Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,882 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 263. Middle half: 73 to 938.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Houston, TX (2024, 697 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $3,381. Middle half: $391 to $53,200.
A higher Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Texas (2024, 4,882 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,078. Middle half: $753 to $103,086.
1,821 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Houston, TX (11,139 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Houston
18.2% of these 1,821 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
54.9% of these 1,821 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 340% from 329 in 2022 to 1,446 in 2024.
- 2022: 329
- 2023: 1,338
- 2024: 1,446
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 350% from 779 in 2022 to 3,505 in 2024.
- 2022: 779
- 2023: 3,211
- 2024: 3,505
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 2666% from $3,097 in 2022 to $85,642 in 2024.
- 2022: $3,097
- 2023: $144,272
- 2024: $85,642
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $90.02 in 2022 to $177.25 in 2025.
- 2022: $90.02
- 2023: $68.46
- 2024: $310.90
- 2025: $177.25
Sources: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $177.25.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Rybelsus | General | $25.62 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Cologuard Collection Kit | General | $24.04 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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REPATHA | General | $21.37 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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REPATHA | General | $20.34 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Rybelsus | General | $20.01 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CAPLYTA | General | $19.87 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FARXIGA | General | $18.27 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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REPATHA | General | $13.96 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CAPLYTA | General | $13.77 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 190 | 14,458 | $2,443.30 | 70 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 171 | 12,597 | $682.50 | 70 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 116 | 9,472 | $598.26 | 52 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 89 | 6,922 | $1,597.86 | 39 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 80 | 5,518 | $531.15 | 27 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 60 | 4,330 | $351.51 | 23 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 51 | 3,765 | $397.15 | 25 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 50 | 4,109 | $254.88 | 22 |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 49 | 4,032 | $1,273.80 | 21 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 39 | 2,966 | $319.94 | 18 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 31 | 1,620 | $487.18 | 23 |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 29 | 145 | $112.92 | 22 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 28 | 2,308 | $247.35 | — |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 28 | 2,340 | $265.39 | 11 |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 28 | 1,958 | $35,171.35 | 13 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 27 | 2,052 | $118.15 | — |
| Pioglitazone Hcl | Pioglitazone Hcl | 26 | 2,084 | $603.20 | 12 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 26 | 1,948 | $713.99 | 14 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 25 | 1,826 | $260.57 | 11 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 24 | 1,784 | $118.63 | 11 |
| Azelastine Hcl | Azelastine Hcl | 24 | 1,220 | $592.26 | 20 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 23 | 362 | $72.34 | 18 |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | Olmesartan Medoxomil | 23 | 1,814 | $1,186.31 | — |
| Trulicity | Dulaglutide | 21 | 1,120 | $34,159.18 | — |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 20 | 1,316 | $376.21 | — |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2022-05-10NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 9130 SOUTH TEXAS 6, HOUSTON, TX 77083 (Tel: 4099962058)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 2302 TIDWELL RD, HOUSTON, TX 770936731 (Tel: 2812720888)
Registered at 2302 TIDWELL RD, HOUSTON, TX 770936731 (Tel: 2812720888)
Recorded as SHANNY PAO, PA-C
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: TX PA15415)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Houston
- Abigail Hankins, PA
- Tonya Whitlow, PA
- Nadia Younus, PA-C
- Jane Doan, PA-C
- Sarah Skrove, PA-C
- Allison Perry, PA-C
Mailing Address
2302 Tidwell Rd
Houston, TX 770936731
Phone: 2812720888