Charles J. Schechter, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Corpus Christi, TX
Charles J. Schechter, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1487654125, issued on Jul 22, 2005. Check the license (Texas G4706, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles J. Schechter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- G4706 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 613 Elizabeth St, Corpus Christi, TX 78404
- Phone
- (361) 887-2900
- Enumerated
- Jul 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2022
- Fax
- (361) 887-0942
- Medicaid ID
- 128278204 TX
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles J. Schechter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license G4706Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,310 Medicare Part D claims for 481 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium176 claims
- Carvedilol173 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate156 claims
- Clopidogrel131 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate104 claims
- Atenolol96 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $143.78
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
Charles J. Schechter among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Charles J. Schechter, M.D. is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 76% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Kasi Chekuri, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041093797193
- Rafael Coutin, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041679574230
- Paul Heath, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041497737597
- Carlos Martinez-Quinonez, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041568463941
- Scott McKinstry, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041740281302
Common questions
What is Charles J. Schechter, M.D.'s NPI number?
Charles J. Schechter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487654125, issued on Jul 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles J. Schechter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 613 Elizabeth St, Corpus Christi, TX, 78404. Phone: (361) 887-2900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles J. Schechter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number G4706, 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 Charles J. Schechter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles J. Schechter, M.D. had 2,310 Medicare Part D claims for 481 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Charles J. Schechter, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.