NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Clifton King, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Baytown, TX

James Clifton King, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Baytown, Texas, and NPI 1235207713, issued on Dec 1, 2006. Check the license (Texas L7454, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235207713
Name
James Clifton King
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
L7454 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4301 Garth RD, Baytown, TX 77521
Phone
(281) 420-8400
Enumerated
Dec 1, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 17, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(281) 420-8445
Medicaid ID
160379702 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040424000451); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 1976
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4301 Garth RD

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

  1. Kent Anthony, MDFamily Medicine Physician1083697296
  2. Farouk Barbandi, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1700861887
  3. David Cherian, MDHospitalist Physician1366705139
  4. Beth Choby, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1023090685
  5. Perla Dizon, M.D.Specialist1467513572
  6. Diane Dougherty, PHDClinical Psychologist1558343939

Verify James Clifton King 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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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

538 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.

  1. James King538
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone69 claims
  2. Fluticasone Propionate59 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa26 claims
  4. Naproxen17 claims
  5. Gabapentin14 claims
  6. Prednisone13 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): 75 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score73.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%47.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%94.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $207.51

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James King$207.51
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Utmb Faculty Group PracticeAngleton, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

James Clifton King among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

James Clifton King, MD is one of 11,119 family 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1976 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

65 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Baytown

They are 65 of the 1,189 NPPES records with a practice address in Baytown, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Adetokunbo Akinyeye, M.D.Baytown, TX 775211720060106
  2. Shahina Ali, MDBaytown, TX 775211972587889
  3. Kent Anthony, MDBaytown, TX 775211083697296
  4. Carrie Burns, MDBaytown, TX 775211952303299
  5. Beth Choby, M.D.Baytown, TX 775211023090685
  6. Isaac Goldberg, MDBaytown, TX 775211386683548
  7. Kimberlie Gonzalez, M.D.Baytown, TX 775211275536740
  8. Kory Guidry, M.D.Baytown, TX 775211477533693

Common questions

What is James Clifton King, MD's NPI number?

James Clifton King, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235207713, issued on Dec 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Clifton King, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4301 Garth RD, Baytown, TX, 77521. Phone: (281) 420-8400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Clifton King, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L7454, 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 Clifton King, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Clifton King, MD had 538 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is James Clifton King, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 75 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.

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