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2026 NPPES data Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician NPI 1245240290 MD
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James Anderson, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Fort Worth, Texas.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 5,174 in Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
180
Medicare Part D claims · 49 beneficiaries · Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician avg: 119
Generic prescribing
89%
generic claims · 11% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
92/100
▲ 8 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$4.6K
16 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

What the federal data shows

James Anderson, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 92/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 180 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

92/100
MIPS score · +8 vs avg
180
Part D claims, 2024
89%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about James Anderson, MD

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1245240290), first enumerated 08/09/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 180 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 92/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $4.6K in reported industry payments (16 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    Texas statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not James Anderson, MD's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: TMB annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1245240290 · Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1245240290
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-MID 5K Thoracic Surgery
  • MIPS-ABOVE 92/100
  • RX-LIGHT 180
  • BOOK-THIN 371 in Texas
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ganesh Kumpati, M.D. · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

James Anderson, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

92 ≥ 61st percentile 61% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where James Anderson, MD sits

This provider among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician peers

Across the 795 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, James Anderson, MD writes more Part D claims than 85% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 63% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

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volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90James Anderson, MD, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is James Anderson, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

James Anderson, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about James Anderson, MD?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 08/09/2006

NPI 1245240290

Primary specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician

Mid-sized

5,174 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

180 51% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 119

MIPS final score

92/100 8.5 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Texas

How Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers

Texas providers
Behavior Technician6%Student in an Organized Heal…5.3%Family Nurse Practitioner4.5%Professional Counselor4.4%Pharmacist4.3%Speech-Language Pathologist3.9%Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothor…0.1%
Largest specialties in Texas (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

James Anderson, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
92/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%92%
MIPS final score (Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician) - 92/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

900 W ROSEDALE ST
Fort Worth, TX 76104
(817) 885-7442

Provider Details

NPI 1245240290
Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 08/09/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

91.9639
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
89.7864
Quality
56.8144
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for James Anderson, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$4.6K

Largest payer

Maquet Cardiovascular L.L.C.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - Texas TMB 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to James Anderson, MD. To verify James Anderson, MD's current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases

TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

James Anderson, MD - brand share 11.0%
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician average

11% brand-name claims vs 89% generic, on 180 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

180
Total Claims
$17K
Total Drug Cost
49
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
246
Total Day Supply
6,286
Brand vs Generic
11% brand / 89% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$15K
Generic Drug Cost
$2K
Opioid Claims
44 (24.4% rate)

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
70.7 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.73
Gender Split
61% female / 39% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What James Anderson, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Clopidogrel
Clopidogrel Bisulfate
56
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
28
Warfarin Sodium
 24
Prasugrel Hcl
 17
Tramadol Hcl
 16
Brilinta
Ticagrelor
12

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Overview

How James Anderson, MD fits within the Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician landscape nationally.

5,174
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Providers in US
52
States with Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
119
Avg Claims per Provider

James Anderson, MD's 180 claims are above the specialty average of 119.

Nationwide Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Anderson, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (92 here).

Ganesh Kumpati 92 UT Todd Crawford 91.9 KS Matthew Danter 91.9 KS Emmanuel Daon 91.9 KS

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Ganpat Valaulikar Memphis, TN Christopher Salerno Chicago, IL Giovanni Speziali Saint Louis, MO Molly McAfee Marietta, OH

Nearby Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Providers in Texas

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Anderson.

One of 371 Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers enrolled in Texas, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Aaron Abarbanell
MD
San Antonio, TX
Dr. Ghulam Abbas
MD
Tyler, TX
Dr. Raed Abdulkareem
MD
Midland, TX
Dr. Tea Acuff
MD
Denton, TX
Dr. Babawande Adesibikan
MD
Amarillo, TX

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is James Anderson, MD's specialty? ▼
James Anderson, MD specializes in Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician and practices in Fort Worth, Texas. Credentials: MD.
How much does James Anderson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, James Anderson, MD wrote 180 Medicare Part D claims totaling $17K in drug costs for 49 beneficiaries.
What is James Anderson, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
James Anderson, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 92/100 (Quality: 89.8, Cost: 56.8). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is James Anderson, MD located? ▼
James Anderson, MD is located at 900 W ROSEDALE ST, Fort Worth, TX, 76104. Phone: (817) 885-7442.
What is James Anderson, MD's NPI number? ▼
James Anderson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245240290, issued on 08/09/2006.
Does James Anderson, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
James Anderson, MD's prescribing is 11% brand-name and 89% generic drugs by claim count, with $15K in brand drug costs.
Does James Anderson, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, James Anderson, MD had 44 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 24.4%.
How many Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 5,174 Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician provider writes 119 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does James Anderson, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, James Anderson, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Clopidogrel, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Warfarin Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does James Anderson, MD accept Medicare? ▼
James Anderson, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 180 Part D claims and 49 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify James Anderson, MD's credentials? ▼
James Anderson, MD's NPI is 1245240290 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.