Howard Walker Harris, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Bedford, TX
Howard Walker Harris, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Bedford, Texas, and NPI 1790762615, issued on Dec 30, 2005. Check the license (Texas L6057, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Walker Harris
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- L6057 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2425 Highway 121, Bedford, TX 76021
- Phone
- (817) 540-4477
- Enumerated
- Dec 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 25, 2025
- Fax
- (817) 540-5633
- Medicaid ID
- 160532102 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040517000160); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2425 Highway 121
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mason BadourPhysician Assistant1437001427
- Katherine Bartush, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1396188694
- Scott Bulger, PTPhysical Therapist1073989612
- Jennifer Drown, MAT, ATC, LATAthletic Trainer1326403742
- Benjamin Drury, MDSurgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician1942274899
- Madison Durocher, MS, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1336607779
Verify Howard Walker Harris in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L6057Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
312 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 226 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen204 claims
- Diazepam22 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate20 claims
- Tramadol Hcl19 claims
- Ondansetron Odt12 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $91,503.29
73 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was FX Shoulder Solutions, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Texas Orthopedic Specialists, PLLCBedford, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Walker Harris among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
Howard Walker Harris, MD is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Katherine Bartush, M.D.Bedford, TX 760211396188694
- Daniel Foster, D.O.Bedford, TX 760211962577106
- Robert Kadoko, MDBedford, TX 760211427039445
- Michael Nguyen, M.D.Bedford, TX 760211891942850
- Frank Swords, D.O.Bedford, TX 760211841365111
- Oscar Taunton, MDBedford, TX 760211033196050
- Peter Kwong, MD1Bedford, TX 760221508977851
- Brigham Au, MDArlington, TX 760151750510814
Common questions
What is Howard Walker Harris, MD's NPI number?
Howard Walker Harris, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790762615, issued on Dec 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Walker Harris, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2425 Highway 121, Bedford, TX, 76021. Phone: (817) 540-4477. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Walker Harris, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L6057, 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 Howard Walker Harris, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Walker Harris, MD had 312 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard Walker Harris, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.