James Paul Hovis, M.D.
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician · Arlington, TX
James Paul Hovis, M.D. is a surgery of the hand (surgery) physician with a practice address in Arlington, Texas, and NPI 1609119239, issued on Apr 2, 2013. Check the license (Texas S7451, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Paul Hovis
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician 2086S0105X
- License numbers
- S7451 TX
58896 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3533 Matlock RD, Arlington, TX 76015
- Phone
- (817) 419-0303
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2013
- Record last updated
- Oct 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (817) 468-5963
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200211000198); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records → All 42 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3533 Matlock RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- James CarrSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1982047239
Verify James Paul Hovis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S7451Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery of the hand (surgery) physician in 2024
78 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 188 among the 346 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl30 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): 87.1 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: $269.19
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 296 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,725.83 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 2 group practices
- Alaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumAnchorage, AK
- Tanana Chiefs ConferenceFairbanks, AK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Paul Hovis among 42 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in Texas
James Paul Hovis, M.D. is one of 42 surgery of the hand (surgery) 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 2013, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 74% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 32 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0105X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician providers in Texas
There are 42 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in Texas.
All 42 in Texas → Every provider in Arlington → Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Benjamin Drury, MDBedford, TX 760211942274899
- Alfonso Barragan, M.D.Burleson, TX 760281851433775
- Pedro Loredo, MDGrapevine, TX 760511417175209
- Stephen Troum, MDSouthlake, TX 760921841298007
- Tatiana Boyko, MDFort Worth, TX 761041386080059
- Stuart Hilliard, M.D., F.A.C.S.Denton, TX 762101366651630
- Wallace Lowry, M.D.Temple, TX 765081104887389
- Michaelia Sunderland, MDDallas, TX 753901932633401
Common questions
What is James Paul Hovis, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Paul Hovis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609119239, issued on Apr 2, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Paul Hovis, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3533 Matlock RD, Arlington, TX, 76015. Phone: (817) 419-0303. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Paul Hovis, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S7451, 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 Paul Hovis, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Paul Hovis, M.D. had 78 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among surgery of the hand (surgery) physician prescribers was 188. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Paul Hovis, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.1 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.