Ernest James, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Kenner, LA
Ernest James, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Kenner, Louisiana, and NPI 1568438745, issued on Feb 27, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD.025871, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernest James
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD.025871 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 W Esplanade Ave, Kenner, LA 70065
- Phone
- (504) 464-2940
- Enumerated
- Feb 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2024
- Fax
- (504) 464-2941
- Medicaid ID
- 1042714 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041112000005); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ernest James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.025871Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,629 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 39 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium213 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate196 claims
- Eliquis138 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium118 claims
- Potassium Chloride118 claims
- Famotidine112 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $17.21
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 2 group practices
- Louisiana State University School OF Medicine IN New Orleans FacultyKenner, LA
- Ochsner Clinic LLCKenner, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ernest James among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Ernest James, MD is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
29 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Kenner
They are 29 of the 709 NPPES records with a practice address in Kenner, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Ernest James, MD's NPI number?
Ernest James, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568438745, issued on Feb 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernest James, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Esplanade Ave, Kenner, LA, 70065. Phone: (504) 464-2940. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernest James, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.025871, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ernest James, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernest James, MD had 3,629 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ernest James, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.