NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Howard Matthews, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Waco, TX

James Howard Matthews, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Waco, Texas, and NPI 1710437744, issued on Oct 13, 2016. Check the license (Texas AP130445, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; 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
1710437744
Name
James Howard Matthews
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
AP130445 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
50 Hillcrest Medical Blvd, Waco, TX 76712
Phone
(254) 297-0515
Enumerated
Oct 13, 2016
Record last updated
Jan 28, 2022
Fax
(254) 297-0506
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161027001524); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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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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9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,417 Medicare Part D claims for 410 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 194 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Matthews1,417
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin401 claims
  2. Tizanidine Hcl215 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl142 claims
  4. Pregabalin126 claims
  5. Methocarbamol122 claims
  6. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl61 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $374.07

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Matthews$374.07
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. Scott And White ClinicTemple, TX

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

James Howard Matthews among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas

James Howard Matthews, FNP is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 31% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 31% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

152 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Waco

They are 152 of the 3,295 NPPES records with a practice address in Waco, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.

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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amanda Burke, FNPWaco, TX 767121942505714
  2. Constance Cass, FNPWaco, TX 767121992959217
  3. Janis Giles, FNPWaco, TX 767121871585737
  4. Vibha Goyal, MSN, APNWaco, TX 767121174754584
  5. Julie Hale, FNP-CWaco, TX 767121609905652
  6. Jean Herzog, NPWaco, TX 767121366591810
  7. Carrie Johnson, FNP-CWoodway, TX 767121316071624
  8. Jeffrey Martin, GFNPWaco, TX 767121669612412

Common questions

What is James Howard Matthews, FNP's NPI number?

James Howard Matthews, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710437744, issued on Oct 13, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Howard Matthews, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 Hillcrest Medical Blvd, Waco, TX, 76712. Phone: (254) 297-0515. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Howard Matthews, FNP's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number AP130445, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does James Howard Matthews, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Howard Matthews, FNP had 1,417 Medicare Part D claims for 410 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.

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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.