James Patrick Harkins, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Waco, TX
James Patrick Harkins, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Waco, Texas, and NPI 1982896056, issued on Aug 13, 2007. Check the license (Texas N6344, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Patrick Harkins
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- N6344 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2400 Ambassador Dr, Waco, TX 76712
- Phone
- (254) 756-4457
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2023
- Fax
- (254) 756-1718
- Medicaid ID
- 161488501 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100805001092); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Patrick Harkins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N6344Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
695 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost189 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol86 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth86 claims
- Timolol Maleate66 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate49 claims
- Travoprost43 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $395.20
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 Eye Associates, PAWaco, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Patrick Harkins among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
James Patrick Harkins, M.D. is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.
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- David Dow, M. D.Woodway, TX 767121033321401
- Matthew Gillings, MDWaco, TX 767121093342107
- John Liu, M.D.Waco, TX 767121104886043
- Herman Quinius, M.D.Waco, TX 767121134226863
- Michael Rolfsen, M.D.Waco, TX 767121760724553
Common questions
What is James Patrick Harkins, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Patrick Harkins, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982896056, issued on Aug 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Patrick Harkins, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2400 Ambassador Dr, Waco, TX, 76712. Phone: (254) 756-4457. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Patrick Harkins, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N6344, 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 Patrick Harkins, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Patrick Harkins, M.D. had 695 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Patrick Harkins, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.