James E. Abernathy, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Morristown, TN
James E. Abernathy, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Morristown, Tennessee, and NPI 1427146539, issued on Oct 11, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 61322, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James E. Abernathy
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 61322 TN
PA0000001445 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 908 W 4TH North St, Morristown, TN 37814
- Phone
- (423) 736-9474
- Enumerated
- Oct 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 13, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 36672801 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230124002421); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James E. Abernathy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 61322Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
101 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hospital Medicine Services OF Tennessee PCMorristown, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James E. Abernathy among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
James E. Abernathy, MD is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 54% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Morristown
They are 27 of the 1,132 NPPES records with a practice address in Morristown, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is James E. Abernathy, MD's NPI number?
James E. Abernathy, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427146539, issued on Oct 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James E. Abernathy, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 908 W 4TH North St, Morristown, TN, 37814. Phone: (423) 736-9474. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James E. Abernathy, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 61322, 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 James E. Abernathy, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James E. Abernathy, MD had 101 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.