John Clinton Fisher, MD
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Athens, TX
John Clinton Fisher, MD is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Athens, Texas, and NPI 1437773728, issued on Jun 2, 2020. Check the license (Texas U2840, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Clinton Fisher
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License numbers
- U2840 TX
94443 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1123 S Palestine St Ste 300, Athens, TX 75751
- Phone
- (903) 939-7500
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2026
- Fax
- (903) 939-7728
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250822002915); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1123 S Palestine St Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John Clinton Fisher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U2840Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
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: $144.38
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 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
- Prisma Health University Medical GroupEasley, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in Texas
There are 239 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Texas.
Other sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Texas
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- Mark Adickes, MDHouston, TX1770673428
- Aamir Ahmad, MDEdinburg, TX1801392311
- Mohammed-Tarek Al-Fahl, M.D.Tomball, TX1891790911
- Reginald Alexander, MDIrving, TX1598911380
- Ivan Antosh, M.D.New Braunfels, TX1902960545
- Azael Arizpe, M.DHouston, TX1518491588
- Edward Arrington, MDDallas, TX1003889213
- Ali Ashraf, M.D.Dallas, TX1992141055
- Bjorn Balldin, MDSan Antonio, TX1366654667
Common questions
What is John Clinton Fisher, MD's NPI number?
John Clinton Fisher, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437773728, issued on Jun 2, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Clinton Fisher, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1123 S Palestine St Ste 300, Athens, TX, 75751. Phone: (903) 939-7500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Clinton Fisher, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U2840, 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 Clinton Fisher, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Clinton Fisher, MD had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. 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.