Joshua A. Russell, MD
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Baytown, TX
Joshua A. Russell, MD is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Baytown, Texas, and NPI 1407297039, issued on Jul 11, 2013. Check the license (Texas S1501, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua A. Russell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License number
- S1501 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7718 Garth RD, Baytown, TX 77521
- Phone
- (713) 347-9031
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2013
- Record last updated
- Apr 30, 2025
- Fax
- (833) 428-4555
- Medicaid ID
- 413237501 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200615002942); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joshua A. Russell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S1501Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
243 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 65 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam97 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen53 claims
- Ondansetron Odt46 claims
- Celecoxib14 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): 53.9 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $437.09
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pylant Medical. 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
- Ortholonestar PLLCBaytown, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua A. Russell among 239 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Texas
Joshua A. Russell, MD is one of 239 sports medicine (orthopaedic 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 2013, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 78% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 190 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in Texas
There are 239 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Texas.
All 239 in Texas → Every provider in Baytown → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael HopsonBaytown, TX 775211578853867
- Omer Ilahi, M.D.Baytown, TX 775211760489686
- Neel Patel, M.D.Baytown, TX 775211396198933
- Randal Camarillo, MDKaty, TX 774941215297247
- Timothy Noonan, M.D.Katy, TX 774941811045289
- Stephen Simonich, M.DKaty, TX 774941295710820
- Brian Smith, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551659464642
- William Weiss, MDGalveston, TX 775551053755454
Common questions
What is Joshua A. Russell, MD's NPI number?
Joshua A. Russell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407297039, issued on Jul 11, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua A. Russell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7718 Garth RD, Baytown, TX, 77521. Phone: (713) 347-9031. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua A. Russell, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S1501, 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 A. Russell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua A. Russell, MD had 243 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joshua A. Russell, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 53.9 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.