NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Harold Bruce Hamilton, M.D.

Neurological Surgery Physician · Waco, TX

Harold Bruce Hamilton, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Waco, Texas, and NPI 1457356255, issued on Jun 17, 2005. Check the license (Texas K1462, 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
1457356255
Name
Harold Bruce Hamilton
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License numbers
K1462 TX
A53187 CA
MD020855 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
205 Woodhew Dr, Waco, TX 76712
Phone
(254) 776-9775
Enumerated
Jun 17, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 20, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(254) 776-9751
Medicaid ID
029531302 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070209000347); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1990
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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  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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10.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

1,785 Medicare Part D claims for 405 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 511 claims were for opioids.

  1. Harold Hamilton1,785
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin372 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl370 claims
  3. Alendronate Sodium320 claims
  4. Mupirocin151 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen117 claims
  6. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl61 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): 83.4 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 score92.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%54.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Harold Bruce Hamilton among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas

Harold Bruce Hamilton, M.D. is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 80% 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, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kristin Keith, DOWaco, TX 767121366901340
  2. Marcial Lewin, MDWaco, TX 767121841284866
  3. Jose Soto, M.D.Waco, TX 767121235592916
  4. Steven Zielinski, M.D.Waco, TX 767101205871951
  5. Robert Saxton, M.D.Hewitt, TX 766431740435130
  6. Shamsuddin Khwaja, M.D.Killeen, TX 765491487619284
  7. Howard Smith, M.D.Killeen, TX 765431649449711
  8. Luis Duarte, MDSan Angelo, TX 769031700867348

Common questions

What is Harold Bruce Hamilton, M.D.'s NPI number?

Harold Bruce Hamilton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457356255, issued on Jun 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Harold Bruce Hamilton, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 205 Woodhew Dr, Waco, TX, 76712. Phone: (254) 776-9775. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Harold Bruce Hamilton, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K1462, 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 Harold Bruce Hamilton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Harold Bruce Hamilton, M.D. had 1,785 Medicare Part D claims for 405 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Harold Bruce Hamilton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.4 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.