James Christopher Connaughton, M.D.
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Corpus Christi, TX
James Christopher Connaughton, M.D. is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1467486563, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Texas N5634, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Christopher Connaughton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License numbers
- N5634 TX
0101231880 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 613 Elizabeth St Ste 502, Corpus Christi, TX 78404
- Phone
- (361) 883-3831
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2025
- Fax
- (361) 887-0146
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100621000140); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 613 Elizabeth St Ste 502
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kimberly Guzman, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1992155477
- Carmen Varin, M.D.Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician1639141963
Verify James Christopher Connaughton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N5634Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
574 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims. 71 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sutab93 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium75 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen57 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium45 claims
- Sucralfate41 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl38 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,120.14
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Becton, Dickinson and Company. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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
- Christus Trinity ClinicCorpus Christi, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Christopher Connaughton among 209 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Texas
James Christopher Connaughton, M.D. is one of 209 colon & rectal surgery 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 174 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 209 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Texas.
All 209 in Texas → Every provider in Corpus Christi → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Roberto Braglia, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041063414951
- Tara Hahn, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041417939018
- Bridget Sanders, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041760482467
- Carmen Varin, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041639141963
- Fred Brackett, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784111053383372
- Pedro Torres, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784111023000379
- Christian Hirsch, M.D. PCCorpus Christi, TX 784141871602789
- Dustin Luebbers, M.D.McAllen, TX 785011528445962
Common questions
What is James Christopher Connaughton, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Christopher Connaughton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467486563, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Christopher Connaughton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 613 Elizabeth St Ste 502, Corpus Christi, TX, 78404. Phone: (361) 883-3831. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Christopher Connaughton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N5634, 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 Christopher Connaughton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Christopher Connaughton, M.D. had 574 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.