NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul Michael Claiborne, MD

Surgery Physician · Waco, TX

Paul Michael Claiborne, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Waco, Texas, and NPI 1205192994, issued on Apr 6, 2012. Check the license (Texas R2307, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1205192994
Name
Paul Michael Claiborne
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
R2307 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6600 Fish Pond RD Ste 101, Waco, TX 76710
Phone
(254) 776-3188
Enumerated
Apr 6, 2012
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(254) 776-3607
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170711001550); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2012
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 6600 Fish Pond RD Ste 101

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

  1. Fara Crawford, PA-CPhysician Assistant1902814544
  2. Josh Goldstrich, M.D.Surgery Physician1134265580

Verify Paul Michael Claiborne 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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18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

173 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 114 claims were for opioids.

  1. Paul Claiborne173
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen100 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): 74.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score72.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%41.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Providence Health AllianceWaco, TX

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

Paul Michael Claiborne among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas

Paul Michael Claiborne, MD is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Karen Burnett, MDWaco, TX 767101144424060
  2. Josh Goldstrich, M.D.Waco, TX 767101134265580
  3. Elizbeth Kiraly, M.D.Waco, TX 767101710986112
  4. Ross Reagan, M.D.Waco, TX 767101518966837
  5. William Turney, M.D.Waco, TX 767101093714313
  6. David Alexander, M.D.Waco, TX 767121598745705
  7. Megan Daubert, MDWaco, TX 767121619407384
  8. Webster Lowder, M.D.Waco, TX 767081275662033

Common questions

What is Paul Michael Claiborne, MD's NPI number?

Paul Michael Claiborne, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205192994, issued on Apr 6, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul Michael Claiborne, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6600 Fish Pond RD Ste 101, Waco, TX, 76710. Phone: (254) 776-3188. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul Michael Claiborne, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R2307, 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 Paul Michael Claiborne, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paul Michael Claiborne, MD had 173 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Paul Michael Claiborne, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.3 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.