NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael James Finger, MD

Urology Physician · Harlingen, TX

Michael James Finger, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Harlingen, Texas, and NPI 1609858091, issued on Nov 19, 2005. Check the license (Texas M4778, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609858091
Name
Michael James Finger
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License numbers
M4778 TX
17835 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2121 Pease St, Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone
(956) 428-4535
Enumerated
Nov 19, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 8, 2026
Fax
(956) 428-5516
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250807001875); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1987
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 2121 Pease St

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

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  2. Isaac Andrade, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1518259902
  3. Marco Araneda, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1336181502
  4. Nubia Benavides, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1801371935
  5. John Broughton, MDHospitalist Physician1578621272
  6. Juan Calero, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1760489850

Verify Michael James Finger 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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16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

1,549 Medicare Part D claims for 440 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 49 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Finger1,549
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl395 claims
  2. Finasteride211 claims
  3. Oxybutynin Chloride Er171 claims
  4. Myrbetriq126 claims
  5. Levofloxacin103 claims
  6. Bicalutamide88 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: $99.81

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tolmar, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Finger$99.81
  2. Specialty average$3,800.04

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. Monument Health Rapid City Hospital IncRapid City, SD

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

Michael James Finger among 960 urology physician records in Texas

Michael James Finger, MD is one of 960 urology 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 · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 667 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in Texas

There are 960 urology physician records in Texas.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Danilo Asase, MDHarlingen, TX 785501447256557
  2. Judy Farias, MDHarlingen, TX 785501063855377
  3. Ted Hoyda, MDHarlingen, TX 785501306712534
  4. Erin McCormick, MDHarlingen, TX 785501649235847
  5. Diego Aguilar Palacios, M.DEdinburg, TX 785391447613112
  6. David Alonzo, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391558689901
  7. Mohannad AwadEdinburg, TX 785391659897908
  8. Jennifer Espinales, MDEdinburg, TX 785391417511676

Common questions

What is Michael James Finger, MD's NPI number?

Michael James Finger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609858091, issued on Nov 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael James Finger, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2121 Pease St, Harlingen, TX, 78550. Phone: (956) 428-4535. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael James Finger, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M4778, 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 Michael James Finger, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael James Finger, MD had 1,549 Medicare Part D claims for 440 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Michael James Finger, MD'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.