Dr. Charles John Wright, MD

  • Amarillo, TX
  • Neurosurgeon
NPI1427012921PAC ID4981593381
Medicare services, 2024
171
Medicare patients, 2024
83
Part D claims, 2024
12
Hospital affiliations
3
Industry payments
$986
Practice address
1010 South Coulter Street, Amarillo, TX 79106
Practice phone
Call (806) 418-8870
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Primary practice

Surgery Center of Amarillo (S Coulter St)

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Amarillo, Texas

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Dr. Charles John Wright is a neurosurgeon in Amarillo, Texas

Dr. Wright practices at Surgery Center of Amarillo (S Coulter St) in Amarillo, Texas.

Dr. Wright's NPI, 1427012921, was assigned on April 13, 2006. Dr. Wright graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 1985. Dr. Wright's Texas license number on file is N7599.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4981593381
NPI enumeration date
April 13, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(806) 418-8870
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
67
Medical school graduation
1985

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Charles John Wright practices at 2 locations in Amarillo, Texas

Dr. Wright's primary practice is Surgery Center of Amarillo (S Coulter St), at 1010 South Coulter Street, Amarillo, TX 79106. The practice phone is (806) 418-8870. Dr. Wright also practices at Psg Surgery Center, LLC, 1301 S Coulter St, Amarillo, TX 79106.

  • Surgery Center of Amarillo (S Coulter St)Primary
    1010 South Coulter Street, Amarillo, TX 79106Phone(806) 418-8870
  • Psg Surgery Center, LLC
    1301 S Coulter St, Amarillo, TX 79106 · Potter CountyPhone(806) 418-8870

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Charles John Wright is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Wright's primary practice is Surgery Center of Amarillo (S Coulter St) in Amarillo, Texas. Dr. Wright is also affiliated with BSA Hospital. The medical group on file is Northwest Physicians Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wright to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Charles John Wright's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Wright practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Surgery Center of Amarillo (S Coulter St)Available with a free account
+4 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Charles John Wright is one of 603 neurosurgeons in Texas

Neurological surgery is Dr. Wright's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Wright is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Wright's licenses on file in 4 states: Texas, California, Ohio and Illinois.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurological surgery, TexasPrimaryLicense N7599 · 2010 to 2025 · taxonomy 207T00000X
  • California licenseLicense G059721 · Since 1987
  • Ohio license
  • Illinois licenseLicense 036-082040 · 1991 to 2014

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, craniotomy, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain and neck pain and spine problems among the conditions Dr. Wright treats.

Neurosurgeons near Dr. Wright

Counts of neurosurgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

603neurosurgeons in Texas
8neurosurgeons in Amarillo

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Charles John Wright billed Medicare for 171 services in 2024

CMS data shows 171 Medicare services from Dr. Wright across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 83 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $12,806 for them.

Medicare services, 2024171
Medicare patients83
Paid by Medicare$12,806
Procedure codes6

Dr. Wright's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2742024: 17138%

Where Dr. Wright's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office6136%
  • In a facility11064%

Dr. Wright compared with the Texas median for neurosurgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Wright
  • Texas median
Medicare services
171vs 21219% below
Medicare patients
83vs 13840% below
Part D claims
60vs 58Close to median

Medians across 518 neurosurgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Wright's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Charles John Wright treated 83 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 83 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wright in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 39 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 71% have arthritis. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.66, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Wright's median patient age at 66, with 47% women.

Medicare patients, 202483
Average age75
Average risk score1.66
Also on Medicaid18%

Dr. Wright's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Wright's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women4858%
  • Men3542%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Wright's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. Arthritis71%
  3. High cholesterol70%
  4. Stroke or TIA45%
  5. Ischemic heart disease43%
  6. Mood disorders43%
  7. Depression42%
  8. Diabetes33%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Wright's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 66

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women47%
  • Men52%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Charles John Wright wrote 12 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Wright wrote 12 Medicare Part D claims. 100% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 3 drugs, with $763 in total drug cost. In 2017, CMS named 30 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202412
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$763

Dr. Wright's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2018

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2017 to 2018

  • 2017
  • 2018
Claims for drugs CMS names
2017: 302018: 60100%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2018, 1 in 2017.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Charles John Wright takes part in Medicare

Dr. Wright accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Spinal fusion: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Charles John Wright received $986 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 17 general payments to Dr. Wright from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Medtronic USA, Inc. paid the most, $423.

General payments to Dr. Wright by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Wright by kind, 2016 to 2025

$986in total
  • Food and beverage$61462%
  • Travel and lodging$22923%
  • Education$11512%
  • Consulting fees$293%

Companies that paid Dr. Wright the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Charles John Wright has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Wright.

Awards and honors for Dr. Wright

  1. Undated
    • AANS Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Charles John Wright graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago

Dr. Wright graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 1985. Dr. Wright is a member of AANS.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago
  2. Board certified in neurological surgeryAmerican Board of Neurological Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Charles John Wright accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers

Dr. Wright is in network with 19 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Elevance
  • Aetna
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • +11 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Wright accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO14
  2. Medicare10
  3. HMO9
  4. EPO5
  5. POS5
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Charles John Wright's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Charles John Wright's NPI number?

Dr. Charles John Wright's NPI number is 1427012921. It was assigned on April 13, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Charles John Wright?

Dr. Charles John Wright is a neurosurgeon in Amarillo, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).

Where does Dr. Charles John Wright practice?

Dr. Wright practices at 1010 South Coulter Street, Amarillo, TX 79106. Dr. Wright also practices at 1301 S Coulter St, Amarillo, TX 79106. Dr. Wright's primary practice is Surgery Center of Amarillo (S Coulter St) in Amarillo, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wright to 2 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Charles John Wright's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Wright is (806) 418-8870.

What is Dr. Charles John Wright's medical license number?

Dr. Wright's Texas license number on file is N7599, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.

Which states has Dr. Charles John Wright been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Wright in Texas (2010 to 2025), California (since 1987), Ohio and Illinois (1991 to 2014).

Which hospitals is Dr. Charles John Wright affiliated with?

Dr. Wright is affiliated with BSA Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Wright to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Charles John Wright part of?

Dr. Wright is linked to Northwest Physicians Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Wright to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Charles John Wright accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Wright billed Medicare for 171 services in 2024, and Dr. Wright accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Charles John Wright see?

CMS counts 83 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wright in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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Is Dr. Charles John Wright board certified?

Yes. Dr. Wright is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

What services does Dr. Charles John Wright bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Wright's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99223).

Where did Dr. Charles John Wright go to medical school?

Dr. Wright graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 1985.

What drugs does Dr. Charles John Wright prescribe most?

In 2018 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Wright's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Gabapentin and Tizanidine HCl.

Has Dr. Charles John Wright received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $986 in general payments to Dr. Wright from 10 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic USA, Inc.

How long has Dr. Charles John Wright been practicing?

Dr. Wright graduated from medical school in 1985, 41 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Charles John Wright accept?

Dr. Wright is in network with 19 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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