NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua Charles Coursey, M.D.

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Houston, TX

Joshua Charles Coursey, M.D. is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1184944019, issued on Jun 2, 2010. Check the license (Texas Q6820, 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
1184944019
Name
Joshua Charles Coursey
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
License numbers
Q6820 TX
BP10037833 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 790-0600
Enumerated
Jun 2, 2010
Record last updated
Jan 31, 2022
Fax
(713) 790-0616
Medicaid IDs
361744101 TX
361744102 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160802001792); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2010
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 6550 Fannin St

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

  1. Bincy Abraham, MDGastroenterology Physician1578767166
  2. Horacio Adrogue, MDNephrology Physician1508958000
  3. Talha Akram, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346180577
  4. Mahmoud Al Rifai, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1922456219
  5. Jaden Aland, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114868213
  6. James Albright, MDPediatric Otolaryngology Physician1548255805

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  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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33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024

128 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joshua Coursey128
  2. Specialty average192

Most prescribed

  1. Metronidazole25 claims
  2. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf25 claims
  3. Neomycin Sulfate24 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 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: $4,913.79

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joshua Coursey$4,913.79
  2. Specialty average$3,468.16

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. Specialty Associates OF West Houston PLLCHouston, TX

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

Joshua Charles Coursey among 209 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Texas

Joshua Charles Coursey, M.D. is one of 209 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 68% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 174 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 209 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. H Bailey, M.D.Houston, TX 770301386631505
  2. George Chang, M.D.Houston, TX 770301295820496
  3. Marianne Cusick, MD, MSPHHouston, TX 770301033323878
  4. Kelly Gilmore, MDHouston, TX 770301962697417
  5. Eric Haas, M.D.Houston, TX 770301275501603
  6. Atif Iqbal, MDHouston, TX 770301841398138
  7. Konya Keeling-Johnson, MDHouston, TX 770301588821565
  8. Justin Kim, MDHouston, TX 770301043489248

Common questions

What is Joshua Charles Coursey, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joshua Charles Coursey, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184944019, issued on Jun 2, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua Charles Coursey, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 790-0600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua Charles Coursey, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q6820, 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 Joshua Charles Coursey, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua Charles Coursey, M.D. had 128 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. 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.