John F. Eckford, MD
Surgery Physician · Round Rock, TX
John F. Eckford, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Round Rock, Texas, and NPI 1902979008, issued on Nov 16, 2006. Check the license (Texas L7718, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John F. Eckford
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- L7718 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 University Blvd, Round Rock, TX 78664
- Phone
- (512) 509-8500
- Enumerated
- Nov 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1639619-02 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040430001287); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John F. Eckford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L7718Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
230 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib80 claims
- Gabapentin72 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen26 claims
- Ibuprofen18 claims
- Tramadol Hcl18 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: $42.57
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Scott And White ClinicTemple, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John F. Eckford among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
John F. Eckford, MD is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- 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 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
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- Robin Watson, M.D.Round Rock, TX 786651588744213
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- Robert Duran, M.D.San Marcos, TX 786661053317297
Common questions
What is John F. Eckford, MD's NPI number?
John F. Eckford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902979008, issued on Nov 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John F. Eckford, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 University Blvd, Round Rock, TX, 78664. Phone: (512) 509-8500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John F. Eckford, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L7718, 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 John F. Eckford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John F. Eckford, MD had 230 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.