NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Gilbert Pfister, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Dallas, TX

James Gilbert Pfister, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1578628558, issued on Dec 27, 2006. Check the license (Texas K7470, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578628558
Name
James Gilbert Pfister
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
K7470 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10218 Midway RD, Dallas, TX 75229
Phone
(214) 351-4084
Enumerated
Dec 27, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(214) 351-4492
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100927000170); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1997
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 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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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

7,328 Medicare Part D claims for 489 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 144 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Pfister7,328
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium391 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium281 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate230 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium215 claims
  5. Montelukast Sodium191 claims
  6. Alprazolam181 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 14.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%49.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $614.40

38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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 Pfister$614.40
  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.

James Gilbert Pfister among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

James Gilbert Pfister, M.D. 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
  • Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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).

509 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Dallas

They are 509 of the 36,304 NPPES records with a practice address in Dallas, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carl Kissling, MDDallas, TX 752291699754846
  2. Stephen Rodrigues, MDDallas, TX 752291285736892
  3. Rupen Amin, M.D.Dallas, TX 752281376709493
  4. Angelle Anderson, MDDallas, TX 752281801456728
  5. Sergio Calixto-Montanez, M.D.Dallas, TX 752281316268162
  6. Scott Conard, MDDallas, TX 752301831161546
  7. Donna Drees, MDDallas, TX 752301316668734
  8. Mary Beth Felty, M.D.Dallas, TX 752281871768721

Common questions

What is James Gilbert Pfister, M.D.'s NPI number?

James Gilbert Pfister, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578628558, issued on Dec 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Gilbert Pfister, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10218 Midway RD, Dallas, TX, 75229. Phone: (214) 351-4084. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Gilbert Pfister, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K7470, 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 Gilbert Pfister, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Gilbert Pfister, M.D. had 7,328 Medicare Part D claims for 489 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is James Gilbert Pfister, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 14.8 of 100. 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.

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.