Garland C. James, PA
Physician Assistant · Silver Spring, MD
Garland C. James, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Silver Spring, Maryland, and NPI 1255968434, issued on Mar 26, 2020. Check the license with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Garland C. James
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA13495 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10313 Georgia Ave Ste 309, Silver Spring, MD 20902
- Phone
- (301) 681-7000
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2020
- Record last updated
- May 13, 2025
- Fax
- (301) 681-1040
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241210000752); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Garland C. James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
675 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Minoxidil90 claims
- Ketoconazole79 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate56 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide55 claims
- Fluocinonide43 claims
- Finasteride33 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: $28,360.54
173 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Leo Pharma Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Derm Associates LLCSilver Spring, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Garland C. James among 3,224 physician assistant records in Maryland
Garland C. James, PA is one of 3,224 physician assistant records with a practice address in Maryland. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 66% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2017 among the 1,974 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Garland C. James, PA's NPI number?
Garland C. James, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255968434, issued on Mar 26, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Garland C. James, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10313 Georgia Ave Ste 309, Silver Spring, MD, 20902. Phone: (301) 681-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Garland C. James, PA's license?
Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Garland C. James, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Garland C. James, PA had 675 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.