Jose R. Carreras, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Mission, TX
Jose R. Carreras, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Mission, Texas, and NPI 1801889324, issued on Aug 30, 2005. Check the license (Texas G8678, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose R. Carreras
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- G8678 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1313 St Claire Blvd, Mission, TX 78572
- Phone
- (956) 362-6980
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (956) 362-6989
- Medicaid ID
- 084916801 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100901000403); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jose R. Carreras in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license G8678Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
429 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 168 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium112 claims
- Tramadol Hcl93 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine74 claims
- Celecoxib46 claims
- Diclofenac Potassium31 claims
- Ibuprofen24 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): 82.8 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Renaissance ProvidersMission, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose R. Carreras among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
Jose R. Carreras, MD is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery 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, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.
All 1,514 in Texas → Every provider in Mission → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vaibhav Kanawade, MDMission, TX 785721609356922
- Jose Marina, D.O.Mission, TX 785721992777460
- Stephanie Baker, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501427378470
- Rick Bassett, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501417049693
- Jose Cobos, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501154413227
- Christopher Olson, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501639118813
- Vishwas Patil, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501609068691
- Carmelita Teeter, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501629160700
Common questions
What is Jose R. Carreras, MD's NPI number?
Jose R. Carreras, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801889324, issued on Aug 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose R. Carreras, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1313 St Claire Blvd, Mission, TX, 78572. Phone: (956) 362-6980. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose R. Carreras, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number G8678, 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 Jose R. Carreras, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose R. Carreras, MD had 429 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jose R. Carreras, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.8 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.