NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Peter Chohonis, M.D.

Surgery Physician · El Paso, TX

James Peter Chohonis, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1962817247, issued on Jun 25, 2014. Check the license (Texas T1037, 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
1962817247
Name
James Peter Chohonis
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
T1037 TX
074473 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
18511 Highlander Medics St, El Paso, TX 79918
Phone
(915) 742-0753
Enumerated
Jun 25, 2014
Record last updated
Nov 1, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231020001265); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med, 2014
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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Verify James Peter Chohonis in five checks

  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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Acute Care Surgical Affiliates OF Texas PAEl Paso, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

James Peter Chohonis among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas

James Peter Chohonis, M.D. is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.

All 2,192 in Texas → Every provider in El Paso → Surgery Physician nationwide →

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jason Hiles, M.D.Fort Bliss, TX 799181639139256
  2. John Schriver, MDEl Paso, TX 799181841243219
  3. Stephen Hetz, MDEl Paso, TX 799201477502151
  4. Michael Weber, M.D.El Paso, TX 799201043360522
  5. Brian Yoon, D.O.El Paso, TX 799201629364195
  6. Alfredo Cedillo, LSAEl Paso, TX 799221821135997
  7. Alex Cordova, LSAEl Paso, TX 799121750428835
  8. Carlos Del Coro Amengual, MDEl Paso, TX 799121942227384

Common questions

What is James Peter Chohonis, M.D.'s NPI number?

James Peter Chohonis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962817247, issued on Jun 25, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Peter Chohonis, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18511 Highlander Medics St, El Paso, TX, 79918. Phone: (915) 742-0753. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Peter Chohonis, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number T1037, 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.

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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.