David James Polhemus, MD, PHD
Internal Medicine Physician · Baltimore, MD
David James Polhemus, MD, PHD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1992383004, issued on Mar 30, 2021. Check the license (Maryland D0098168, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David James Polhemus
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- D0098168 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1800 Orleans St, Baltimore, MD 21287
- Phone
- (410) 955-5000
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2021
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251112003281); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David James Polhemus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0098168Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
113 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium23 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate12 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium12 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $25.50
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David James Polhemus among 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland
David James Polhemus, MD, PHD is one of 3,904 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2003 among the 2,445 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 207R00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,278 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Baltimore
They are 1,278 of the 35,183 NPPES records with a practice address in Baltimore, and 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is David James Polhemus, MD, PHD's NPI number?
David James Polhemus, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992383004, issued on Mar 30, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David James Polhemus, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 Orleans St, Baltimore, MD, 21287. Phone: (410) 955-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David James Polhemus, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0098168, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David James Polhemus, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David James Polhemus, MD, PHD had 113 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.