NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician NPI 1700960655 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Othon Almanza, M.D.
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician in Abilene, Texas.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 13,978 in Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
MIPS score
51.1/100
▼ 32 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$20.48
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Othon Almanza, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 51.1/100 - below the 83.5 national average.
- 51.1/100
- MIPS score · -32 vs avg
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥5th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Othon Almanza, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with a CMS quality score on file — objective federal reporting, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1700960655), first enumerated 10/25/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Not in federal data
Medicare Part D participation
No 2023 Medicare Part D prescribing volume appears in the CMS public file for this NPI (may reflect specialty, new enrollment, or non-prescribing role).
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 51.1/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$20.48 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Texas statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Othon Almanza, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: TMB annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1700960655 · Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-LOW · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1700960655
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MID 14K Anatomic Pathology
- MIPS-LOW 51.1/100
- BOOK-LIGHT 1,163 in Texas
- PHOTO-FINISH Dang Bui, MD · ±0.4
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Almanza · this p…
Almanza · this provider
51.1 MIPS pts
- Dang Bui, MD · n…
Dang Bui, MD
51.5 MIPS pts
- Wozhan Tang, MD …
Wozhan Tang, MD
51.8 MIPS pts
- Paul Grabenstett…
Paul Grabenstetter, M.D.
51.8 MIPS pts
- You Jun Shen, MD…
You Jun Shen, MD
51.8 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Othon Almanza, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
51 ≥ 5th percentile 5% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Othon Almanza, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Othon Almanza, M.D.?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
MIPS final score
51.1/100 32.4 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Texas
How Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Othon Almanza, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 51.1/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1700960655 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 10/25/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
51.1021
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
30.6037
Quality
29.5355
Cost
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Othon Almanza, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Williams Trotter And Associates
Abilene, TX
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Othon Almanza, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$20
Largest payer
Roche Diagnostics Corporation
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Texas TMB 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Othon Almanza, M.D.. To verify Othon Almanza, M.D.'s current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases
TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
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Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician Overview
How Othon Almanza, M.D. fits within the Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician landscape nationally.
13,978
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician Providers in US
55
States with Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
399
Avg Claims per Provider
Nationwide Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Almanza, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (51.1 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician Providers in Texas
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Almanza.
One of 1,163 Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician providers enrolled in Texas, 5 are shown here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Othon Almanza, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Othon Almanza, M.D. specializes in Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician and practices in Abilene, Texas. Credentials: M.D..
What is Othon Almanza, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Othon Almanza, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 51.1/100 (Quality: 30.6, Cost: 29.5). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Othon Almanza, M.D. located? ▼
Othon Almanza, M.D. is located at 1900 PINE ST, Abilene, TX, 79601. Phone: (325) 670-2817.
What is Othon Almanza, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Othon Almanza, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700960655, issued on 10/25/2006.
How many Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 13,978 Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician providers across 55 states in the US. The average Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician provider writes 399 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Othon Almanza, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Othon Almanza, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Othon Almanza, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Othon Almanza, M.D.'s NPI is 1700960655 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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