James Nuttall, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
James Nuttall, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1528412731, issued on Apr 14, 2016. Check the license (Texas V8710, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Nuttall
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- V8710 TX
01079366A IN
67816 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18885 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX 77094
- Phone
- (281) 829-2000
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2025
- Fax
- (281) 829-2220
- Medicaid ID
- 300007792 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171108000148); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mcmaster Un, Michael Degroote School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 18885 Katy Fwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Avery Moore, PASurgical Physician Assistant1174480123
Verify James Nuttall in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license V8710Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
71 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin14 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium14 claims
- Cefadroxil13 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: $344.74
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Harrison County HospitalCorydon, IN · Critical Access Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Orthopaedic Associates LLPHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
James Nuttall among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
James Nuttall, MD 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 2016, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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
- Edward Baldwin, MDHouston, TX 770941578096012
- Corinne Cloud, MDHouston, TX 770941083144000
- Wasyl Fedoriw, MDHouston, TX 770941063669471
- Matthew Hays, MDHouston, TX 770941871157107
- Alan Rechter, MDHouston, TX 770941497732739
- Christopher Smith, MDHouston, TX 770941770585226
- Alberto Cuellar, MDHouston, TX 770901710968714
- Stewart Dean, MDHouston, TX 770901912988312
Common questions
What is James Nuttall, MD's NPI number?
James Nuttall, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528412731, issued on Apr 14, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Nuttall, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18885 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX, 77094. Phone: (281) 829-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Nuttall, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number V8710, 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 Nuttall, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Nuttall, MD had 71 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.
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.