NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James R. Hodges, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Waco, TX

James R. Hodges, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Waco, Texas, and NPI 1962441600, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (Texas L1071, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962441600
Name
James R. Hodges
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
L1071 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7005 Woodway Drive, Waco, TX 76712
Phone
(254) 776-3636
Enumerated
Jun 6, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 15, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7005 Woodway Drive

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Joseph Browder, MDSpecialist1457361222
  2. Roger Cowart, MDInternal Medicine Physician1750391546

Verify James R. Hodges 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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6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,377 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Hodges3,377
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium200 claims
  2. Gabapentin158 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium158 claims
  4. Donepezil Hcl108 claims
  5. Divalproex Sodium100 claims
  6. Lisinopril88 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.

James R. Hodges among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

James R. Hodges, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
  • Record last updated2017 · 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 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

41 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Waco

They are 41 of the 3,295 NPPES records with a practice address in Waco, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gary Barbin, MDWaco, TX 767121568436780
  2. James Copeland, MDWaco, TX 767121174597348
  3. Roger Cowart, MDWaco, TX 767121750391546
  4. Joe Cunningham, M. D.Waco, TX 767121639395676
  5. Steven Elwell, MDWaco, TX 767121336112556
  6. Twiladawn Lovett, M.D.Waco, TX 767121649296161
  7. Vikas Patel, M.D.Waco, TX 767121083634356
  8. Roxann Samples, M.D.Waco, TX 767121184796252

Common questions

What is James R. Hodges, MD's NPI number?

James R. Hodges, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962441600, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James R. Hodges, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7005 Woodway Drive, Waco, TX, 76712. Phone: (254) 776-3636. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James R. Hodges, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L1071, 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 R. Hodges, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James R. Hodges, MD had 3,377 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.