NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Brownsville, TX

Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Brownsville, Texas, and NPI 1811940786, issued on May 19, 2006. Check the license (Texas K9898, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1811940786
Name
Charles Jeffrey Schwertner
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
K9898 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4770 N Expressway Ste 305A, Brownsville, TX 78526
Phone
(956) 362-3980
Enumerated
May 19, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 18, 2025
Fax
(956) 362-3979
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101029000582); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4770 N Expressway Ste 305A

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Martin Holguin, PA-CPhysician Assistant1336890029
  2. John Reilly, M.D., M.P.H.Surgery Physician1841845302
  3. Daniel Romanelli, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1245391168

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

25 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Charles Schwertner25
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $42.69

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Charles Schwertner$43
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Renaissance ProvidersBrownsville, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.

Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas

  1. Cyrus Abbaschian, MDPlano, TX1265662100
  2. Adham Abdelfattah, MDSan Antonio, TX1073833026
  3. Abraham Abdo, M.D.Mesquite, TX1619083326
  4. Sharif Abdus-Salaam, MDEl Paso, TX1134386592
  5. Ermias Abebe, M.D.Texarkana, TX1548558273
  6. Eildar Abyar, M.D.San Antonio, TX1750769170
  7. Robert Achilike, M.DDecatur, TX1003348871
  8. Oliver Achleitner, MDBrownsville, TX1144242710
  9. John Ackley, D.O.Waco, TX1811261985
  10. Joshua Acree, D.O.Rockwall, TX1730475542

Common questions

What is Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, M.D.'s NPI number?

Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811940786, issued on May 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4770 N Expressway Ste 305A, Brownsville, TX, 78526. Phone: (956) 362-3980. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K9898, 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 Jeffrey Schwertner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, M.D. had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Charles Jeffrey Schwertner, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.