Augustus John Rush, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Dallas, TX
Augustus John Rush, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1255726444, issued on Apr 3, 2015. Check the license (Texas T1538, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Augustus John Rush
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License numbers
- T1538 TX
TRN21451 FL
035.151828 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12222 N Central Expy Ste 310, Dallas, TX 75243
- Phone
- (214) 239-7474
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (214) 239-7475
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211005002596); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Augustus John Rush in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license T1538Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
136 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl20 claims
- Gabapentin20 claims
- Methocarbamol15 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $27,727.31
106 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Augmedics Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Texas Spine Consultants, LLPAddison, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Augustus John Rush among 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Texas
Augustus John Rush, M.D. is one of 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 80% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 177 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Texas
There are 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Texas.
All 225 in Texas → Every provider in Dallas → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Berchuck, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461245283803
- James Rizkalla, M.D.Dallas, TX 752461285160390
- William Dillin, M.D.Dallas, TX 752471962473827
- Stephen Ozanne, M.D.Dallas, TX 752371528051034
- Paul Vaughan, M.D.Dallas, TX 752351063509917
- Venkat Sethuraman, M.DDallas, TX 752341659378305
- Charles Banta II, MDDallas, TX 752311205848512
- Bryce Benbow, DODallas, TX 752311619011053
Common questions
What is Augustus John Rush, M.D.'s NPI number?
Augustus John Rush, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255726444, issued on Apr 3, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Augustus John Rush, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12222 N Central Expy Ste 310, Dallas, TX, 75243. Phone: (214) 239-7474. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Augustus John Rush, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number T1538, 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 Augustus John Rush, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Augustus John Rush, M.D. had 136 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. 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.