2026 NPPES data Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician NPI 1295806602 M.D.
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James Cullington, M.D.

Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician in Austin, 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 179 in Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic 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.

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Industry payments
$171.41
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

What the federal data shows

James Cullington, M.D. is a Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician in Austin, Texas, listed in the federal CMS National Provider Identifier registry.

$171.41
industry payments (Sunshine Act)

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.

Board-eligible specialty (heuristic, not verified)

James Cullington, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about James Cullington, M.D.?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 11/10/2006

NPI 1295806602

Primary specialty

Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician

Rare

179 US NPIs in this specialty

Specialty distribution in Texas

How Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers

Texas providers

Largest specialties in Texas (% of in-state providers)

Behavior Technician - 5.6%Behavior Technician5.6%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program - 5.1%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program5.1%Family Nurse Practitioner - 4.5%Family Nurse Practitioner4.5%Professional Counselor - 4.4%Professional Counselor4.4%Pharmacist - 4.4%Pharmacist4.4%Speech-Language Pathologist - 3.9%Speech-Language Pathologist3.9%Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician - 0%Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician0%
Largest specialties in Texas (% of in-state providers)

Board certification

Not published by CMS

CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician. Verify directly:

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).

James Cullington, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 1601 TRINITY ST STOP 704, Austin, TX, 78712, with a listed phone of (512) 324-8320. NPI 1295806602 was issued on 11/10/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Cullington most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D prescribing data is not currently published for this NPI, which typically means the provider either wrote fewer than 11 Part D claims in the most recent reporting year, does not participate in Medicare, or practices in a specialty that rarely prescribes outpatient drugs. Absence of prescribing data is not a quality signal, many Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician providers operate outside Part D entirely.

Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 179 enrolled providers across 39 states and an average of 193 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

1601 TRINITY ST STOP 704
Austin, TX 78712

Provider Details

NPI 1295806602
Specialty Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 11/10/2006

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 Cullington, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$171

Largest payer

ABBVIE INC.

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 Cullington, M.D.. To verify James Cullington, M.D.'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.

Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician Overview

How James Cullington, M.D. fits within the Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician landscape nationally.

179
Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician Providers in US
39
States with Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician
193
Avg Claims per Provider

Nearby Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician Providers in Texas

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

Compare Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Texas medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
  • Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers

Medicare Part D and MIPS figures describe practice patterns in federal programs only, they are not quality ratings, and PlainDoctor does not rate, rank, or recommend providers.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is James Cullington, M.D.'s specialty?
James Cullington, M.D. specializes in Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician and practices in Austin, Texas. Credentials: M.D..
Where is James Cullington, M.D. located?
James Cullington, M.D. is located at 1601 TRINITY ST STOP 704, Austin, TX, 78712. Phone: (512) 324-8320.
What is James Cullington, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Cullington, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295806602, issued on 11/10/2006.
How many Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 179 Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician providers across 39 states in the US. The average Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician provider writes 193 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does James Cullington, M.D. accept Medicare?
James Cullington, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify James Cullington, M.D.'s credentials?
James Cullington, M.D.'s NPI is 1295806602 with credentials M.D.. 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

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.
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 April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (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 PlainDoctor editorial team.