Dr. James Avery Rush , MD
Ophthalmology • Amarillo, TX
7625 Fleming Ave
Amarillo, TX 791061801
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on March 14, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,642 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 92136 — Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye: 350 service units.
- 66984 — Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens: 338 service units.
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 288 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 9 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 84 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Acyclovir — 26 prescription fills, including refills.
- Prednisolone Acetate — 26 prescription fills, including refills.
- Diclofenac Sodium — 19 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 4 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Amarillo, TX (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 5,990. Middle half: 4,659 to 112,356.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Texas (2024, 992 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,764. Middle half: 751 to 3,589.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 3,522 in 2020 to 1,642 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
7625 Fleming Ave
Amarillo, TX 791061801
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Ophthalmology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
492 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $298,425 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $224,572 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
111 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$2,572 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $37,484.82 across 48 records.
By nature of payment
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program: $34,650.00 across 13 records.
- Travel and Lodging: $1,875.66 across 15 records.
- Food and Beverage: $959.16 across 20 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 6)
- ABBVIE INC.: $37,172.08 across 41 records.
- Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.: $90.59 across 1 record.
- Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc: $87.14 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Compared with the same specialty in Amarillo and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Amarillo, TX (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 5,990. Middle half: 4,659 to 112,356.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Texas (2024, 992 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,764. Middle half: 751 to 3,589.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Amarillo, TX (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $711,215. Middle half: $386,075 to $6,638,394.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Texas (2024, 992 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $211,752. Middle half: $85,606 to $415,016.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Amarillo, TX (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $505,938. Middle half: $287,521 to $5,233,120.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Texas (2024, 992 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $151,943. Middle half: $60,170 to $302,740.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Amarillo, TX (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 490. Middle half: 359 to 838.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Texas (2024, 1,065 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 905. Middle half: 327 to 2,157.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Amarillo, TX (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $29,554. Middle half: $20,323 to $64,109.
A lower Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Texas (2024, 1,065 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $73,797. Middle half: $14,089 to $240,265.
14 active clinicians are listed under Ophthalmology with a practice address in Amarillo, TX (1,517 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Amarillo
0% of these 14 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
64.3% of these 14 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 53% from 3,522 in 2020 to 1,642 in 2024.
- 2020: 3,522
- 2021: 4,189
- 2022: 3,252
- 2023: 2,871
- 2024: 1,642
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 57% from $694,477 in 2020 to $298,425 in 2024.
- 2020: $694,477
- 2021: $774,762
- 2022: $594,749
- 2023: $523,619
- 2024: $298,425
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 58% from $531,739 in 2020 to $224,572 in 2024.
- 2020: $531,739
- 2021: $595,827
- 2022: $451,723
- 2023: $401,722
- 2024: $224,572
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 66% from 246 in 2020 to 84 in 2024.
- 2020: 246
- 2021: 272
- 2022: 210
- 2023: 171
- 2024: 84
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 64% from 308 in 2020 to 111 in 2024.
- 2020: 308
- 2021: 343
- 2022: 263
- 2023: 205
- 2024: 111
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 98% from $118,552 in 2020 to $2,572 in 2024.
- 2020: $118,552
- 2021: $123,880
- 2022: $23,862
- 2023: $20,192
- 2024: $2,572
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) increased 1207% from $2,868.07 in 2021 to $37,484.82 in 2025.
- 2021: $2,868.07
- 2022: $7,219.73
- 2023: $362.25
- 2024: $379.19
- 2025: $37,484.82
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 48 records totaling $37,484.82.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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VRAYLAR | General | $3,150.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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VRAYLAR | General | $3,150.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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VRAYLAR | General | $3,150.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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VRAYLAR | General | $3,150.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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VRAYLAR | General | $3,150.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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VRAYLAR | General | $3,150.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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VRAYLAR | General | $2,250.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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VRAYLAR | General | $2,250.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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VRAYLAR | General | $2,250.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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VRAYLAR | General | $2,250.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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VRAYLAR | General | $2,250.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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VRAYLAR | General | $2,250.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program
Cash or cash equivalent
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VRAYLAR | General | $2,250.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $351.12 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $192.50 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $184.87 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $177.66 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $176.40 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $172.50 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $163.80 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $159.87 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $125.10 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $125.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $92.89 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VRAYLAR | General | $92.40 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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92136
Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye
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350 | 194 | $240.00 | $37.38 |
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66984
Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens
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338 | 203 | $2507.40 | $508.46 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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288 | 280 | $300.00 | $122.26 |
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92025
Ct scan of cornea
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226 | 222 | $250.00 | $34.12 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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170 | 170 | $400.00 | $157.29 |
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66821
Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser
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126 | 90 | $1070.00 | $291.57 |
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92250
Photography of the retina
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69 | 66 | $185.00 | $32.73 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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42 | 37 | $200.00 | $86.81 |
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92134
Imaging of retina
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33 | 33 | $160.00 | $35.74 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Acyclovir | Acyclovir | 26 | 900 | $390.80 | — |
| Prednisolone Acetate | Prednisolone Acetate | 26 | 907 | $1,145.84 | 20 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 19 | 405 | $215.49 | 13 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | Brimonidine Tartrate | 13 | 823 | $819.76 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2023-12-18NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X
An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 7625 FLEMING AVE, AMARILLO, TX 791061801 (Tel: 8063530125)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 7308 FLEMING AVE, AMARILLO, TX 791061829 (Tel: 8063530125)
Registered at PO BOX 50720, AMARILLO, TX 791590720 (Tel: 8064670459)
Recorded as JAMES RUSH, M.D.
Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: TX E6163)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Ophthalmology Specialists in Amarillo
- Dr. Jennifer Gallagher, MD
- Dr. John Klein, MD
- Dr. Antonio Aragon, MD
- Dr. Sloan Rush, MD
- Dr. Ryan Rush, MD
- Dr. Christopher Mccarty, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 50720
Amarillo, TX 791590720
Phone: 8064670459