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2026 NPPES data Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician NPI 1326061961 M.D.
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Charles West, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Fort Worth, Texas.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 5,070 in Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
34
Medicare Part D claims · 14 beneficiaries · Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician avg: 128
MIPS score
75.3/100
▼ 8 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$2.7K
47 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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What the federal data shows

Charles West, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 75.3/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 34 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

75.3/100
MIPS score · -8 vs avg
34
Part D claims, 2023
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥15th
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Charles West, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

75 ≥ 15th percentile 15% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Charles West, M.D. sits

This provider among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician peers

Across the 795 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Charles West, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 33% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 10% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100023.647.370.994.5Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Charles West, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Charles West, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Charles West, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Charles West, M.D.?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 07/25/2006

NPI 1326061961

Primary specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician

Mid-sized

5,070 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

34 73% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 128

MIPS final score

75.3/100 8.2 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Texas

How Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers

Texas providers
Behavior Technician5.6%Student in an Organized Heal…5.1%Family Nurse Practitioner4.5%Professional Counselor4.4%Pharmacist4.4%Speech-Language Pathologist3.9%Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothor…0.1%
Largest specialties in Texas (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Charles West, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
75.3/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician) - 75.3/100 vs national avg 83.5

0%100%National avg84%75.3%
MIPS final score (Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician) - 75.3/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Charles West, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 1325 PENNSYLVANIA AVE STE 680, Fort Worth, TX, 76104, with a listed phone of (817) 250-4235. NPI 1326061961 was issued on 07/25/2006.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 34 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 14 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $4K in drug spend. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 75.3/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 68.1, Cost 49.5), compared with the 83.5 average among clinicians with a measured score.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 5,070 enrolled providers across 52 states and an average of 128 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.

Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

1325 PENNSYLVANIA AVE STE 680
Fort Worth, TX 76104
(817) 250-4235

Provider Details

NPI 1326061961
Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 07/25/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

75.2752
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
68.0792
Quality
49.5048
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Charles West, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Texas Health Physicians Group
Cleburne, TX

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Charles West, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$2.7K

Largest payer

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - Texas TMB 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Charles West, M.D.. To verify Charles West, M.D.'s current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases

TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

34
Total Claims
$4K
Total Drug Cost
14
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
48
Total Day Supply
1,187
Generic Drug Cost
$457

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
70.1 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
2.23

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

Drug Claims
Clopidogrel
Clopidogrel Bisulfate
12

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Overview

How Charles West, M.D. fits within the Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician landscape nationally.

5,070
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Providers in US
52
States with Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
128
Avg Claims per Provider

Charles West, M.D.'s 34 claims are below the specialty average of 128.

Nearby Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Providers in Texas

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as West.

Dr. Ghulam Abbas
MD
Tyler, TX
Dr. Tea Acuff
MD
Denton, TX
Dr. Babawande Adesibikan
MD
Amarillo, TX
Dr. Paul Aifesehi
M.D., MPH
Fort Worth, TX
Dr. Shahab Akvan
M.D.
Wichita Falls, TX

Compare Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Texas medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Charles West, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Charles West, M.D. specializes in Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician and practices in Fort Worth, Texas. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Charles West, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Charles West, M.D. wrote 34 Medicare Part D claims totaling $4K in drug costs for 14 beneficiaries.
What is Charles West, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Charles West, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75.3/100 (Quality: 68.1, Cost: 49.5). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Charles West, M.D. located? ▼
Charles West, M.D. is located at 1325 PENNSYLVANIA AVE STE 680, Fort Worth, TX, 76104. Phone: (817) 250-4235.
What is Charles West, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Charles West, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326061961, issued on 07/25/2006.
How many Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 5,070 Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician provider writes 128 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Charles West, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Charles West, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Clopidogrel. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Charles West, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Charles West, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 34 Part D claims and 14 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Charles West, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Charles West, M.D.'s NPI is 1326061961 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.