Catherine M. James, CRNP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Reading, PA
Catherine M. James, CRNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Reading, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1043645849, issued on Sep 11, 2013. Check the license (Pennsylvania SP021560, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine M. James
- Credential
- CRNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License numbers
- SP021560 PA
SP013053 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 202 High St, Reading, PA 19606
- Phone
- (610) 507-0352
- Enumerated
- Sep 11, 2013
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140113000696); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Catherine M. James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license SP021560Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
1,440 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sertraline Hcl84 claims
- Clonazepam79 claims
- Lamotrigine79 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate76 claims
- Lorazepam76 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl74 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
- Optum Behavioral Care OF Connecticut PCWyomissing, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catherine M. James among 1,628 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania
Catherine M. James, CRNP is one of 1,628 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 14% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2021 among the 901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 22% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
29 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Reading
They are 29 of the 1,822 NPPES records with a practice address in Reading, and 1,628 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,628 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Reading → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Polina Krasik, DNP, PMHNP-BCReading, PA 196061629755400
- Lauren Barrenechea, MSN, CRNP, PMHP-BCReading, PA 196071568346849
- Kenneth Chungag, NPReading, PA 196051245025451
- Anita Estrada, APRN, PMHNP-BCReading, PA 196071356298970
- Baindu Gbow, NPReading, PA 196071295247930
- Veronica Gottsch, MSN, CRNP, PMHNP-BCReading, PA 196071033987607
- Christopher Izzo, PMHNP-BCReading, PA 196051154126068
- Helen LevinReading, PA 196071093541666
Common questions
What is Catherine M. James, CRNP's NPI number?
Catherine M. James, CRNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043645849, issued on Sep 11, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine M. James, CRNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 202 High St, Reading, PA, 19606. Phone: (610) 507-0352. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine M. James, CRNP's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number SP021560, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Catherine M. James, CRNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine M. James, CRNP had 1,440 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.