James W. Boss, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Waco, TX
James W. Boss, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Waco, Texas, and NPI 1164469482, issued on Jun 2, 2006. Check the license (Texas H7916, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James W. Boss
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- H7916 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 364 Richland West Cir, Waco, TX 76712
- Phone
- (254) 537-0911
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (254) 537-0293
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101103000072); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 364 Richland West Cir
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James W. Boss in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H7916Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
816 Medicare Part D claims for 467 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium227 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes175 claims
- Gavilyte-G127 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf72 claims
- Colestipol Hcl18 claims
- Amitriptyline Hcl16 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $473.06
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Waco Gastroenterology AssociatesWaco, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James W. Boss among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas
James W. Boss, MD is one of 1,478 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas.
All 1,478 in Texas → Every provider in Waco → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hari Ancha, MDWaco, TX 767121992755128
- Hanumantha Ancha, M.D.Waco, TX 767121710140272
- Charles Bussell, MDWaco, TX 767121306409438
- Edward Carpenter, MDWaco, TX 767121306896840
- Edward Contreras, MDWaco, TX 767121609826445
- Shamyal Khan, D.O.Waco, TX 767121972981843
- Christina Levings, M.D.Waco, TX 767121649497900
- Amy Lobrano, M.D.Waco, TX 767121255382909
Common questions
What is James W. Boss, MD's NPI number?
James W. Boss, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164469482, issued on Jun 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James W. Boss, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 364 Richland West Cir, Waco, TX, 76712. Phone: (254) 537-0911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James W. Boss, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H7916, 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 James W. Boss, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James W. Boss, MD had 816 Medicare Part D claims for 467 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James W. Boss, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.