Justin Edward Chronister, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Justin Edward Chronister, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1073772950, issued on Jun 5, 2008. Check the license (Texas BP10032049, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Justin Edward Chronister
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- BP10032049 TX
Q0893 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 902 Frostwood Dr Ste 269, Houston, TX 77024
- Phone
- (713) 465-0696
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 4, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 465-7334
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140911000317); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 902 Frostwood Dr Ste 269
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jordan Barzilla, PA-CPhysician Assistant1811409725
Verify Justin Edward Chronister in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license BP10032049Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
2,074 Medicare Part D claims for 512 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 384 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam242 claims
- Gabapentin229 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen218 claims
- Methylprednisolone194 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl152 claims
- Methocarbamol143 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $915.86
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 3 group practices
- Larry L Likover MD PAHouston, TX
- Legacy Healthcare Services IncSpring, TX
- Select Physical Therapy Texas Limited PartnershipSugar Land, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Justin Edward Chronister among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
Justin Edward Chronister, M.D. 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 2008, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 64% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 Houston → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Neil Badlani, MDHouston, TX 770241730344763
- Juan Bustos, M.D.Houston, TX 770241629035894
- Adam Freedhand, M.D.Houston, TX 770241306888078
- Andrew Lee, MDHouston, TX 770241356440325
- Larry Likover, MDHouston, TX 770241952393233
- Eugene Lou, MDHouston, TX 770241881682201
- Robert Neff, MDHouston, TX 770241447468046
- Eric Sabonghy, M.D.Houston, TX 770241023093291
Common questions
What is Justin Edward Chronister, M.D.'s NPI number?
Justin Edward Chronister, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073772950, issued on Jun 5, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Justin Edward Chronister, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 902 Frostwood Dr Ste 269, Houston, TX, 77024. Phone: (713) 465-0696. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Justin Edward Chronister, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number BP10032049, 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 Justin Edward Chronister, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Justin Edward Chronister, M.D. had 2,074 Medicare Part D claims for 512 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Justin Edward Chronister, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.