James Barton Kendrick, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
James Barton Kendrick, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1700874112, issued on Oct 10, 2005. Check the license (Texas H4458, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Barton Kendrick
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- H4458 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1919 North Loop W Ste 115, Houston, TX 77008
- Phone
- (713) 864-2663
- Enumerated
- Oct 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 19, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 098910502 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070314000096); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1919 North Loop W Ste 115
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Richard Nixon, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1962462002
Verify James Barton Kendrick in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H4458Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,272 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims. 230 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam317 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen155 claims
- Celecoxib134 claims
- Pregabalin133 claims
- Gabapentin100 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl52 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): 82.4 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: $615.32
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Northwest Orthopedic Associates, P.A.Houston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Barton Kendrick among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
James Barton Kendrick, M.D. is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lynanne Foster, M.D.Houston, TX 770081326059106
- Richard Nixon, M.D.Houston, TX 770081962462002
- Ali Qadeer, M.D.Houston, TX 770081356883946
- Alfredo Sardinas, M.DHouston, TX 770081174577985
- Kenneth Berliner, M.D.Houston, TX 770071881683803
- Zoran Cupic, MDHouston, TX 770071750380523
- Patricia Beaver, M.D.Houston, TX 770051427426345
- Thomas Leffler, M.D.Houston, TX 770051487871455
Common questions
What is James Barton Kendrick, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Barton Kendrick, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700874112, issued on Oct 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Barton Kendrick, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1919 North Loop W Ste 115, Houston, TX, 77008. Phone: (713) 864-2663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Barton Kendrick, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H4458, 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 Barton Kendrick, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Barton Kendrick, M.D. had 1,272 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Barton Kendrick, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 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.