James M. Anton, M.D.
Anesthesiology Physician · Houston, TX
James M. Anton, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1134129992, issued on Jul 22, 2005. Check the license (Texas L6766, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James M. Anton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- L6766 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6720 Bertner St, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (832) 355-2202
- Enumerated
- Jul 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 15, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (832) 355-6500
- Medicaid IDs
- 159082001 TX
159082002 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060113000293); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James M. Anton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L6766Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 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: $7.23
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ambu Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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
- Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James M. Anton among 4,635 anesthesiology physician records in Texas
James M. Anton, M.D. is one of 4,635 anesthesiology 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 3,293 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X 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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They are 1,130 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 4,635 anesthesiology physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is James M. Anton, M.D.'s NPI number?
James M. Anton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134129992, issued on Jul 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James M. Anton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6720 Bertner St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (832) 355-2202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James M. Anton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L6766, 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.
What is James M. Anton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 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.