David Franklin James, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Jackson, TN
David Franklin James, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Jackson, Tennessee, and NPI 1649259003, issued on Jan 13, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD20870, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Franklin James
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- MD20870 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 708 W Forest Ave, Jackson, TN 38301
- Phone
- (731) 660-8759
- Enumerated
- Jan 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 3892745 TN
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Franklin James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD20870Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
262 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 49 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone47 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl25 claims
- Cephalexin24 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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.
David Franklin James among 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee
David Franklin James, M.D. is one of 1,174 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 83% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
52 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Jackson
They are 52 of the 2,531 NPPES records with a practice address in Jackson, and 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is David Franklin James, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Franklin James, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649259003, issued on Jan 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Franklin James, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 708 W Forest Ave, Jackson, TN, 38301. Phone: (731) 660-8759. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Franklin James, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD20870, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Franklin James, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Franklin James, M.D. had 262 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.