Dr. James M Harris , MD
Urology โข Houston, TX
1315 St Joseph Pkwy Ste 1502
Houston, TX 770028327
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NPI assigned on July 28, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 129 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 52000 โ Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope: 43 service units.
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 29 service units.
- 81003 โ Automated urinalysis test: 20 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 6 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 840 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Tamsulosin Hcl โ 139 prescription fills, including refills.
- Myrbetriq (Mirabegron) โ 134 prescription fills, including refills.
- Solifenacin Succinate โ 132 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 14 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Urology in Houston, TX (2024, 114 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 886. Middle half: 303 to 2,970.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Urology in Texas (2024, 612 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,747. Middle half: 624 to 4,672.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 374 in 2020 to 129 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1315 St Joseph Pkwy Ste 1502
Houston, TX 770028327
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 5 distinct additional practice-address records in Durango, CO; Prescott, AZ; Sulphur Springs, TX and 2 more. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority; Yavapai Regional Medical Center Physician Care Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
1984
What Public CMS Data Show
Urology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
178 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 โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $11,003 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $8,407 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
1,925 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
$168,345 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 โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $154.77 in 2024
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024.
Years since graduation
42 years (graduated 1984)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1984 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2005
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.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Harris has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Harris as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Houston and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Urology in Houston, TX (2024, 114 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 886. Middle half: 303 to 2,970.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Urology in Texas (2024, 612 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,747. Middle half: 624 to 4,672.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Urology in Houston, TX (2024, 114 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $91,388. Middle half: $36,538 to $190,368.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Urology in Texas (2024, 612 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $130,714. Middle half: $56,287 to $240,641.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Urology in Houston, TX (2024, 114 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $64,698. Middle half: $25,189 to $142,276.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Urology in Texas (2024, 612 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $98,137. Middle half: $41,252 to $184,582.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Urology in Houston, TX (2024, 126 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 835. Middle half: 187 to 2,299.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Urology in Texas (2024, 674 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,247. Middle half: 376 to 2,313.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Urology in Houston, TX (2024, 126 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $120,425. Middle half: $6,975 to $230,890.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Urology in Texas (2024, 674 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $145,258. Middle half: $28,676 to $353,758.
182 active clinicians are listed under Urology with a practice address in Houston, TX (968 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Houston
44.5% of these 182 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
72% of these 182 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 66% from 374 in 2020 to 129 in 2024.
- 2020: 374
- 2021: 318
- 2022: 355
- 2023: 247
- 2024: 129
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 60% from $27,798 in 2020 to $11,003 in 2024.
- 2020: $27,798
- 2021: $29,662
- 2022: $31,825
- 2023: $20,559
- 2024: $11,003
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 59% from $20,646 in 2020 to $8,407 in 2024.
- 2020: $20,646
- 2021: $22,743
- 2022: $23,913
- 2023: $15,037
- 2024: $8,407
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 37% from 1,333 in 2020 to 840 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,333
- 2021: 1,390
- 2022: 1,399
- 2023: 1,497
- 2024: 840
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 14% from 2,241 in 2020 to 1,925 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,241
- 2021: 2,507
- 2022: 2,795
- 2023: 3,026
- 2024: 1,925
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 43% from $296,741 in 2020 to $168,345 in 2024.
- 2020: $296,741
- 2021: $279,274
- 2022: $257,370
- 2023: $292,466
- 2024: $168,345
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $34.67 in 2020 to $154.77 in 2024.
- 2020: $34.67
- 2021: $189.41
- 2022: $147.85
- 2023: $333.04
- 2024: $154.77
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, 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 2024 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $154.77.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $154.77 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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52000
Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope
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43 | 42 | $818.07 | $76.60 |
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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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29 | 28 | $283.83 | $93.49 |
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81003
Automated urinalysis test
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20 | 20 | $7.00 | $2.20 |
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52332
Insertion of stent in ureter using an endoscope
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14 | 14 | $1487.00 | $144.73 |
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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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12 | 12 | $333.67 | $128.83 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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11 | 11 | $385.00 | $125.59 |
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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| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 139 | 11,832 | $2,378.96 | 60 |
| Myrbetriq | Mirabegron | 134 | 7,467 | $118,680.10 | 41 |
| Solifenacin Succinate | Solifenacin Succinate | 132 | 8,509 | $12,304.33 | 51 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er | Oxybutynin Chloride | 78 | 6,224 | $4,734.94 | 30 |
| Alfuzosin Hcl Er | Alfuzosin Hcl | 70 | 4,410 | $1,195.15 | 21 |
| Estradiol | Estradiol | 66 | 4,726 | $4,656.32 | 27 |
| Imipramine Hcl | Imipramine Hcl | 63 | 5,130 | $2,494.21 | 22 |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 29 | 2,610 | $529.45 | 12 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 28 | 2,065 | $1,564.30 | 11 |
| Sildenafil Citrate | Sildenafil Citrate | 24 | 790 | $1,124.22 | โ |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 21 | 602 | $611.27 | 16 |
| Gemtesa | Vibegron | 21 | 1,050 | $16,707.27 | โ |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 20 | 144 | $102.70 | 18 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride | Oxybutynin Chloride | 15 | 1,350 | $1,262.19 | โ |
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: 2026-03-24NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208800000X
A urologist manages benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the adrenal gland. This specialist has comprehensive knowledge of and skills in endoscopic, percutaneous and open surgery of congenital and acquired conditions of the urinary and reproductive systems and their contiguous structures.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208800000X
A urologist manages benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the adrenal gland. This specialist has comprehensive knowledge of and skills in endoscopic, percutaneous and open surgery of congenital and acquired conditions of the urinary and reproductive systems and their contiguous structures.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208800000X
A urologist manages benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the adrenal gland. This specialist has comprehensive knowledge of and skills in endoscopic, percutaneous and open surgery of congenital and acquired conditions of the urinary and reproductive systems and their contiguous structures.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - UROLOGY
I20101208001024
TX
4688861297
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority
441 Mcalister Rd, Lincolnton, NC 280924127
Phone: 9802126200
Yavapai Regional Medical Center Physician Care Llc
1001 Willow Creek Rd, Prescott, AZ 863011614
Phone: 9284582996
Secondary Practice Locations
910 E Houston St Ste 600
Tyler, TX 757028304
Phone: 9035262644
719 W Coke Rd Ste 3
Winnsboro, TX 754943060
Phone: 9036066315
1010 Three Springs Blvd Ste 270
Durango, CO 813018296
Phone: 9707643845
1001 Willow Creek Rd Ste 3300
Prescott, AZ 863011614
Phone: 9287084000
113 Airport Rd Ste 300
Sulphur Springs, TX 754822193
Phone: 9034396500
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Urology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Urology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Urology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Urology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Additional practice office at 1010 Three Springs Blvd Ste 270, Durango, CO 813018296
Additional practice office at 910 E Houston St Ste 600, Tyler, TX 757028304
Additional practice office at 1001 Willow Creek Rd Ste 3300, Prescott, AZ 863011614
Additional practice office at 719 W Coke Rd Ste 3, Winnsboro, TX 754943060
Additional practice office at 113 Airport Rd Ste 300, Sulphur Springs, TX 754822193
Urology (license number reported to NPPES: AZ 80043)
Urology (license number reported to NPPES: CO DR.0028817)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1315 ST JOSEPH PKWY STE 1502, HOUSTON, TX 770028327 (Tel: 7136501502)
Registered at 1315 ST JOSEPH PKWY STE 1502, HOUSTON, TX 770028327 (Tel: 7136501502)
Recorded as JAMES HARRIS, M.D.
Urology (license number reported to NPPES: TX G8161)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Urology Specialists in Houston
- Dr. Victor Lizarraga, MD
- Dr. Byron Lee, MD, PhD
- Dr. Peter Hinh, MD
- Dr. John Colen, MD
- Dr. Melina Mccarty, MD
- Dr. Michael Coburn, MD
Mailing Address
1315 St Joseph Pkwy Ste 1502
Houston, TX 770028327
Phone: 7136501502