NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James B. Koch, D.O.

Internal Medicine Physician · Abilene, TX

James B. Koch, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Abilene, Texas, and NPI 1639254758, issued on Oct 26, 2006. Check the license on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639254758
Name
James B. Koch
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
02003249A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
697 Louisiana Dr, Abilene, TX 79607
Phone
(325) 696-6615
Enumerated
Oct 26, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250428003677); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Arizona College Of Osteopathic Medicine Mid Western University, 2005
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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Verify James B. Koch in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Privia Medical Group West Texas, PLLCAbilene, TX
  2. The West Texas Rehabilitation CenterAbilene, TX

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

James B. Koch among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

James B. Koch, D.O. 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 fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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).

40 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Abilene

They are 40 of the 2,547 NPPES records with a practice address in Abilene, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Louie Fehl, D.O.Abilene, TX 796071649269515
  2. Amala Chacko, MDAbilene, TX 796061770105611
  3. Jeffrey Edwards, M.D.Abilene, TX 796061801152152
  4. Brian Ganesh, M.D.Abilene, TX 796061316946841
  5. Joshua Gray, DOAbilene, TX 796061952728040
  6. Thomas Headstream, M.D.Abilene, TX 796061053300863
  7. Kirtan Patel, MDAbilene, TX 796061144517269
  8. Noel Robinson, M.D.Abilene, TX 796061972592517

Common questions

What is James B. Koch, D.O.'s NPI number?

James B. Koch, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639254758, issued on Oct 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James B. Koch, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 697 Louisiana Dr, Abilene, TX, 79607. Phone: (325) 696-6615. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James B. Koch, D.O.'s license?

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.

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.