Deborah McCollum, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Amarillo, TX
Deborah McCollum, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Amarillo, Texas, and NPI 1144260837, issued on Jun 8, 2006. Check the license (Texas J8313, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Deborah McCollum
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- J8313 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6611 W Amarillo Blvd, Amarillo, TX 79106
- Phone
- (806) 212-4535
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (806) 212-4555
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200520000370); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6611 W Amarillo Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Deborah McCollum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J8313Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin17 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Paeon Health Services IncHouma, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Deborah McCollum among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas
Deborah McCollum, M.D. is one of 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 79% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Texas
There are 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas.
All 484 in Texas → Every provider in Amarillo → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Babawande Adesibikan, MDAmarillo, TX 791061164817748
- Masoud Alzeerah, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061265438683
- Michael Bibler, DOAmarillo, TX 791061831279132
- Robert Taylor, MDAmarillo, TX 791061427031251
- Donald Bricker, MDLubbock, TX 794101922063718
- Dennis Eastman, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794101720097520
- Ross McFall, MDLubbock, TX 794101609303171
- Benjamin Hirsch, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794151326209891
Common questions
What is Deborah McCollum, M.D.'s NPI number?
Deborah McCollum, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144260837, issued on Jun 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Deborah McCollum, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6611 W Amarillo Blvd, Amarillo, TX, 79106. Phone: (806) 212-4535. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Deborah McCollum, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J8313, 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 Deborah McCollum, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Deborah McCollum, M.D. had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Deborah McCollum, 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.