NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Craig A. Charleston, MD

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Beaumont, TX

Craig A. Charleston, MD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Beaumont, Texas, and NPI 1952386435, issued on Dec 7, 2005. Check the license (Texas L9653, 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
1952386435
Name
Craig A. Charleston
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
License number
L9653 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6025 Metropolitan Dr Ste 290, Beaumont, TX 77706
Phone
(409) 554-0545
Enumerated
Dec 7, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 15, 2025
Fax
(409) 554-0921
Medicaid ID
175366701 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050916000599); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2000
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 6025 Metropolitan Dr Ste 290

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

  1. Jennifer Laborde, MSN APRN FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1184984130
  2. Brittany Syphrett, RN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1235676487

Verify Craig A. Charleston in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024

9,715 Medicare Part D claims for 906 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 5,581 claims were for opioids.

  1. Craig Charleston9,715
  2. Specialty average2,306

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen3,395 claims
  2. Gabapentin1,020 claims
  3. Tizanidine Hcl694 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl629 claims
  5. Pregabalin612 claims
  6. Acetaminophen-Codeine550 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): 0 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 score0.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $386.23

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotronik Nro, Inc. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Craig Charleston$386.23
  2. Specialty average$3,889.53

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Golden Triangle Interventional Pain Associates LLCPort Arthur, TX
  2. Winnie Community Hospital LLCBeaumont, TX

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

Craig A. Charleston among 301 interventional pain medicine physician records in Texas

Craig A. Charleston, MD is one of 301 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 91% 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, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 250 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Texas

There are 301 interventional pain medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Powell, M.D.Beaumont, TX 777021821083429
  2. Ryan McHugh, M.D.Nederland, TX 776271811976715
  3. Jesus Correa, M.D.Bryan, TX 778021518353192
  4. Benjamin Dudycha, M.D.Bryan, TX 778021750572681
  5. Remon Fino, MDBryan, TX 778021194713537
  6. Michael Gorback, M.D.Webster, TX 775981730188087
  7. Carolyn Charles, FNP-CPearland, TX 775841124678511
  8. Jay Lafleur, MDPearland, TX 775841245488824

Common questions

What is Craig A. Charleston, MD's NPI number?

Craig A. Charleston, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952386435, issued on Dec 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Craig A. Charleston, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6025 Metropolitan Dr Ste 290, Beaumont, TX, 77706. Phone: (409) 554-0545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Craig A. Charleston, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L9653, 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 Craig A. Charleston, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Craig A. Charleston, MD had 9,715 Medicare Part D claims for 906 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Craig A. Charleston, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.

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