NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jose I. Tovar-Camargo, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Palestine, TX

Jose I. Tovar-Camargo, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Palestine, Texas, and NPI 1720474240, issued on Apr 10, 2015. Check the license (Texas R6121, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720474240
Name
Jose I. Tovar-Camargo
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
R6121 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4002 S Loop 256, Palestine, TX 75801
Phone
(361) 902-6570
Enumerated
Apr 10, 2015
Record last updated
Aug 22, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(361) 881-1467
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180730000924); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4002 S Loop 256

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Adebayo Adewale, M.DNephrology Physician1245509108
  2. Eileen Baker, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1922044593
  3. Makayla CliftonFamily Nurse Practitioner1669017745
  4. Desiree Cody, APRN-FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1427728435
  5. Rachel Cory, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1346214772
  6. Nelda Hopper, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1891024105

Verify Jose I. Tovar-Camargo in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

7,175 Medicare Part D claims for 543 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 67 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jose Tovar-Camargo7,175
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium492 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium260 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate248 claims
  4. Ozempic236 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl232 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium200 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: $860.34

57 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jose Tovar-Camargo$860.34
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Laredo Physicians GroupLaredo, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Jose I. Tovar-Camargo among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Jose I. Tovar-Camargo, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine 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 2015, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

15 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Palestine

They are 15 of the 353 NPPES records with a practice address in Palestine, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Wayne Brown, D.O.Palestine, TX 758011336142512
  2. Sidney Chadwell, D.O.Palestine, TX 758011902827801
  3. Delaney French, MDPalestine, TX 758011861405417
  4. John Klein, MDPalestine, TX 758011528071172
  5. Perry Little, MDPalestine, TX 758011447285150
  6. Linda Martin-Ernst, D.O.Palestine, TX 758011730229592
  7. Allen Mills, MDPalestine, TX 758011487667036
  8. Glenn Routhouska, D.O.Palestine, TX 758011821091703

Common questions

What is Jose I. Tovar-Camargo, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jose I. Tovar-Camargo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720474240, issued on Apr 10, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jose I. Tovar-Camargo, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4002 S Loop 256, Palestine, TX, 75801. Phone: (361) 902-6570. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jose I. Tovar-Camargo, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R6121, 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 I. Tovar-Camargo, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jose I. Tovar-Camargo, M.D. had 7,175 Medicare Part D claims for 543 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.