James Avery Rush, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Amarillo, TX
James Avery Rush, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Amarillo, Texas, and NPI 1376512400, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (Texas E6163, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Avery Rush
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- E6163 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7625 Fleming Ave, Amarillo, TX 79106
- Phone
- (806) 353-0125
- Enumerated
- Mar 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 18, 2023
- Fax
- (806) 355-0834
- Medicaid IDs
- 132909604 TX
132909605 TX - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7625 Fleming Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sloan Rush, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1356535678
- Jason SmithPhysician Assistant1619617503
Verify James Avery Rush in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license E6163Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
153 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Acyclovir26 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate26 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium19 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $379.19
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
James Avery Rush among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
James Avery Rush, M.D. is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% 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 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 70% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.
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- Paul Proffer, M.D.Amarillo, TX 791061962488676
Common questions
What is James Avery Rush, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Avery Rush, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376512400, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Avery Rush, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7625 Fleming Ave, Amarillo, TX, 79106. Phone: (806) 353-0125. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Avery Rush, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number E6163, 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 Avery Rush, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Avery Rush, M.D. had 153 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Avery Rush, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.