James Turner Wright, MD
Otolaryngology Physician · Edinburg, TX
James Turner Wright, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Edinburg, Texas, and NPI 1902801988, issued on Jun 16, 2005. Check the license (Texas J0379, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Turner Wright
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- J0379 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3118 Center Pointe Drive, Edinburg, TX 78539
- Phone
- (956) 688-8056
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2026
- Fax
- (956) 688-8066
- Medicaid ID
- 114981701 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100816000574); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest otolaryngology physician records → All 790 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Verify James Turner Wright in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J0379Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% more Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
1,049 Medicare Part D claims for 445 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate221 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide129 claims
- Ofloxacin120 claims
- Azelastine Hcl118 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass70 claims
- Azithromycin59 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): 0 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: $2,045.83
77 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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 2 group practices
- Monty V. Trimble , MD, P.AFort Worth, TX
- Renaissance Medical FoundationBrownsville, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Turner Wright among 790 otolaryngology physician records in Texas
James Turner Wright, MD is one of 790 otolaryngology 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2003 among the 552 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Texas
There are 790 otolaryngology physician records in Texas.
All 790 in Texas → Every provider in Edinburg → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eugene Mackie, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391407801103
- Helen Yoo Bowne, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391659480515
- Nausheen Jamal, MDHarlingen, TX 785501437393899
- Charles Theivagt, MDHarlingen, TX 785501396840682
- Chi Nguyen, MDBrownsville, TX 785261447324785
- James Werth, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785521417021130
- Rafael Arredondo, MDBrownsville, TX 785201689749301
- Stefan Shuaib, MDMission, TX 785721528324605
Common questions
What is James Turner Wright, MD's NPI number?
James Turner Wright, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902801988, issued on Jun 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Turner Wright, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3118 Center Pointe Drive, Edinburg, TX, 78539. Phone: (956) 688-8056. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Turner Wright, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J0379, 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 Turner Wright, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Turner Wright, MD had 1,049 Medicare Part D claims for 445 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Turner Wright, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.