Hugh Tillman James, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Spartanburg, SC
Hugh Tillman James, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and NPI 1053375592, issued on Apr 13, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 15633, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hugh Tillman James
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 15633 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 E Wood St, Spartanburg, SC 29303
- Phone
- (864) 560-7070
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 20, 2023
- Fax
- (864) 560-7073
- Medicaid IDs
- 5905331 NC
156334 SC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060308000777); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 100 E Wood St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Hugh Tillman James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15633Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
316 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 88 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen52 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl42 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen26 claims
- Omeprazole24 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium22 claims
- Scopolamine22 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $133.63
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg, SC · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Hugh Tillman James among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
Hugh Tillman James, M.D. is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
62 surgery physician records list a practice address in Spartanburg
They are 62 of the 3,328 NPPES records with a practice address in Spartanburg, and 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Hugh Tillman James, M.D.'s NPI number?
Hugh Tillman James, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053375592, issued on Apr 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hugh Tillman James, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 E Wood St, Spartanburg, SC, 29303. Phone: (864) 560-7070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hugh Tillman James, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 15633, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Hugh Tillman James, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hugh Tillman James, M.D. had 316 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Hugh Tillman James, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 of 100. 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.