NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Joseph Paskowitz, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX

James Joseph Paskowitz, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1700805306, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (Texas M3681, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1700805306
Name
James Joseph Paskowitz
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
M3681 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2323 S Shepherd Dr Ste 1012, Houston, TX 77019
Phone
(832) 472-7895
Enumerated
Jul 18, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2323 S Shepherd Dr Ste 1012

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  1. Amelia CataniaMental Health Counselor1124831425

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  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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41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

592 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.

  1. James Paskowitz592
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Sertraline Hcl49 claims
  2. Bupropion Xl47 claims
  3. Alprazolam40 claims
  4. Clonazepam39 claims
  5. Escitalopram Oxalate38 claims
  6. Quetiapine Fumarate38 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: $74.61

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Paskowitz$74.61
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

James Joseph Paskowitz among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas

James Joseph Paskowitz, M.D. is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 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 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas

There are 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mariame Cofresi-Aviles, M.D.Houston, TX 770191861615171
  2. Catherine Flowers, M.D.Houston, TX 770191306069174
  3. Edwin Johnstone, MDHouston, TX 770191295925287
  4. Angela Partida, M.D,Houston, TX 770191093930158
  5. Manuel Ramirez, M.D.Houston, TX 770191386793974
  6. Catherine Stevenson, MDHouston, TX 770191063625994
  7. Nichole Tomjanovich, M.D.Houston, TX 770191538349675
  8. Melissa Antoine, MDHouston, TX 770201568691483

Common questions

What is James Joseph Paskowitz, M.D.'s NPI number?

James Joseph Paskowitz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700805306, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Joseph Paskowitz, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2323 S Shepherd Dr Ste 1012, Houston, TX, 77019. Phone: (832) 472-7895. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Joseph Paskowitz, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M3681, 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 Joseph Paskowitz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Joseph Paskowitz, M.D. had 592 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.