NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Daniel J. Vaughan, M.D.

Neurology Physician · Abilene, TX

Daniel J. Vaughan, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Abilene, Texas, and NPI 1629142286, issued on Nov 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas J8409, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629142286
Name
Daniel J. Vaughan
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
J8409 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
602 Hickory St, Abilene, TX 79601
Phone
(325) 704-5120
Enumerated
Nov 17, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 26, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(325) 704-5123
Medicaid ID
115860202 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120712000860); 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 602 Hickory St

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

  1. Joanne Bacchus, M.D.Neurology Physician1548334139
  2. Keturah Richardson, DDSDentist1760011985
  3. Guy Rosser, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1952315541

Verify Daniel J. Vaughan 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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024

73 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Daniel Vaughan73
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Donepezil Hcl15 claims
  2. Primidone13 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).

Daniel J. Vaughan among 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas

Daniel J. Vaughan, M.D. is one of 1,382 neurology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2003 among the 930 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joanne Bacchus, M.D.Abilene, TX 796011548334139
  2. Krystin Baker, M.D.Abilene, TX 796011215186531
  3. Antao Du, M.D.Abilene, TX 796011396916037
  4. Bonnie Hayashi, M.DAbilene, TX 796011164741674
  5. Russell Dickerson, M.D.Abilene, TX 796061821215237
  6. Ta Nguyen, MDAbilene, TX 796061619958469
  7. John Foster, MDMidland, TX 797011679568380
  8. Justin Murphy, MDMidland, TX 797011417536590

Common questions

What is Daniel J. Vaughan, M.D.'s NPI number?

Daniel J. Vaughan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629142286, issued on Nov 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Daniel J. Vaughan, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 602 Hickory St, Abilene, TX, 79601. Phone: (325) 704-5120. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Daniel J. Vaughan, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J8409, 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 Daniel J. Vaughan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Daniel J. Vaughan, M.D. had 73 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Daniel J. Vaughan, 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.