Derek W. Harper, PA
Physician Assistant · Lufkin, TX
Derek W. Harper, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Lufkin, Texas, and NPI 1184991317, issued on Nov 16, 2011. Check the license with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derek W. Harper
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- Practice location
- 208 Gaslight Blvd, Lufkin, TX 75904
- Phone
- (936) 634-0062
- Enumerated
- Nov 16, 2011
- Record last updated
- May 9, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (936) 634-0069
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120416000404); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Derek W. Harper in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average physician assistant in 2024
834 Medicare Part D claims for 509 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 107 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone364 claims
- Baclofen205 claims
- Meloxicam62 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine57 claims
- Tramadol Hcl50 claims
- Methylprednisolone39 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): 11.6 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $59.07
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bioventus LLC. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Doctx1 PLLCLufkin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Derek W. Harper among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas
Derek W. Harper, PA is one of 10,999 physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 30% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 30% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2017 among the 6,096 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Derek W. Harper, PA's NPI number?
Derek W. Harper, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184991317, issued on Nov 16, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek W. Harper, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 208 Gaslight Blvd, Lufkin, TX, 75904. Phone: (936) 634-0062. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek W. Harper, PA's license?
Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Derek W. Harper, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derek W. Harper, PA had 834 Medicare Part D claims for 509 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Derek W. Harper, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 11.6 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.