James Ralston, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · McKinney, TX
James Ralston, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in McKinney, Texas, and NPI 1265566004, issued on Mar 15, 2007. Check the license (Texas M8933, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Ralston
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- M8933 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5801 Virginia Pkwy, McKinney, TX 75071
- Phone
- (972) 548-0333
- Enumerated
- Mar 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090113000375); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5801 Virginia Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michelle Hagen, PACPhysician Assistant1982183208
Verify James Ralston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M8933Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
488 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide70 claims
- Mupirocin53 claims
- Ciclopirox51 claims
- Cephalexin41 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate32 claims
- Ketoconazole31 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): 79.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,686.08
60 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- James P. Ralston, M.D., P.A.McKinney, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Ralston among 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas
James Ralston, M.D. is one of 1,172 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 37% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2008 among the 926 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,172 dermatology physician records in Texas.
All 1,172 in Texas → Every provider in McKinney → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Usman Asad, MDMcKinney, TX 750711891323903
- Matthew Barrows, MDMcKinney, TX 750711922144674
- Lucas Cavallin, MD, PHDMcKinney, TX 750711427412055
- Courtney Doran, NPMcKinney, TX 750711013145549
- Raghavendra GirijalaMcKinney, TX 750711174084297
- Robert Marinaro, MDMcKinney, TX 750711790865970
- Tam Nguyen, DOMcKinney, TX 750711356977359
- Jonathan Richey, DO, MHAMcKinney, TX 750711104085216
Common questions
What is James Ralston, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Ralston, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265566004, issued on Mar 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Ralston, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5801 Virginia Pkwy, McKinney, TX, 75071. Phone: (972) 548-0333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Ralston, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M8933, 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 Ralston, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Ralston, M.D. had 488 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Ralston, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.5 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.