Arthur Melvin James, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Tampa, FL
Arthur Melvin James, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Tampa, Florida, and NPI 1073523205, issued on Aug 9, 2006. Check the license (Florida FL145065, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arthur Melvin James
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- FL145065 FL
054106 GA
14158 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2835 W DE Leon St Ste 101, Tampa, FL 33609
- Phone
- (407) 219-5402
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 22, 2023
- Fax
- (407) 608-6830
- Medicaid IDs
- 003191535A GA
009923045 AL
051552800 AL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121129000279); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2835 W DE Leon St Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Arthur Melvin James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license FL145065Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $110.56
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Georgia Uvc Medical LLCAtlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Arthur Melvin James among 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida
Arthur Melvin James, M.D. is one of 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Florida. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 1995 among the 311 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Florida
There are 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida.
All 468 in Florida → Every provider in Tampa → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gary Dworkin, MDTampa, FL 336091851365662
- Ahmed Ahmed Mahmoud, MDTampa, FL 336071114940038
- Michael Bradner, M.D.Tampa, FL 336071598957318
- Phillips Harrington, M.D.Tampa, FL 336071407090723
- Bari Murtuza, MD PHDTampa, FL 336071659892651
- Andrew Sherman, MDTampa, FL 336071992777551
- Dennis Tishko, M.D.Tampa, FL 336071174591598
- Zainulabdeen Al Rstum, MDTampa, FL 336061548662174
Common questions
What is Arthur Melvin James, M.D.'s NPI number?
Arthur Melvin James, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073523205, issued on Aug 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arthur Melvin James, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2835 W DE Leon St Ste 101, Tampa, FL, 33609. Phone: (407) 219-5402. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arthur Melvin James, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number FL145065, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.