Amber Mechelle James
Surgery Physician · Southaven, MS
Amber Mechelle James is a surgery physician with a practice address in Southaven, Mississippi, and NPI 1972130029, issued on Mar 26, 2020. Check the license (Mississippi 35180, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amber Mechelle James
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 35180 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 363 Southcrest Cir Ste 202, Southaven, MS 38671
- Phone
- (662) 349-0311
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2025
- Fax
- (662) 349-0121
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250819002228); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 363 Southcrest Cir Ste 202
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Amber Mechelle James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 35180Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
110 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl53 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Baptist Memorial Medical Group, Inc.Southaven, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Amber Mechelle James among 257 surgery physician records in Mississippi
Amber Mechelle James is one of 257 surgery physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2003 among the 152 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 257 surgery physician records in Mississippi.
All 257 in Mississippi → Every provider in Southaven → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Karan Bath, M.D.Southaven, MS 386711396909156
- Daniel Fore, M.D.Southaven, MS 386711407969843
- James Fortune, M.D.Southaven, MS 386711861538951
- Leander Grimm, M.D.Southaven, MS 386711598877805
- Jason Hindman, M.D.Southaven, MS 386711033170535
- Alyssa Wier, M.D.Southaven, MS 386711215299656
- Ramesh Purohit, MDSenatobia, MS 386681275627267
- Hubert Spears, M.D.University, MS 386771538196845
Common questions
What is Amber Mechelle James's NPI number?
Amber Mechelle James's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972130029, issued on Mar 26, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amber Mechelle James located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 363 Southcrest Cir Ste 202, Southaven, MS, 38671. Phone: (662) 349-0311. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amber Mechelle James's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 35180, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Amber Mechelle James prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amber Mechelle James had 110 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.