Crystal James, M.D.
Surgery Physician · New York, NY
Crystal James, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1255788584, issued on May 17, 2016. Check the license on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Crystal James
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- LP03661 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 550 1St Ave, New York, NY 10016
- Phone
- (401) 444-5471
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 22, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251007000875); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 550 1St Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Crystal James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the ProfessionsCheck 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: $1,421.60
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Cook Medical LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF The Mid Atlantic States, IncLargo, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in New York
There are 2,053 surgery physician records in New York.
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- Mohamad Abouzeid, M.D.Port Jefferson, NY1144464421
- Frederick Achildiev, MDBay Shore, NY1740467737
Common questions
What is Crystal James, M.D.'s NPI number?
Crystal James, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255788584, issued on May 17, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Crystal James, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 1St Ave, New York, NY, 10016. Phone: (401) 444-5471. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Crystal James, M.D.'s license?
Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. 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.