NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Aitken

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Williamsville, NY

James Aitken is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Williamsville, New York, and NPI 1770944555, issued on Mar 8, 2016. Check the license (New York 335659, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1770944555
Name
James Aitken
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
335659 NY
2021-01101 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
192 Park Club LN, Williamsville, NY 14221
Phone
(716) 204-1101
Enumerated
Mar 8, 2016
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2025
Fax
(716) 601-3620
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250806001019); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Kansas City University Of Med & Biosciences, College Of Osteo Med, 2016
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 192 Park Club LN

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Andrea Bauer, N.P.Adult Health Nurse Practitioner1821095878
  2. Robert Brown, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1154321396
  3. Angela Bucella, PT, DPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1164067351
  4. Michelle Fax, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1366305070
  5. Karen Gutierrez, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1659365500
  6. John Karpie, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1972705408

Verify James Aitken in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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50% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

519 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 226 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Aitken519
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen159 claims
  2. Celecoxib90 claims
  3. Meloxicam43 claims
  4. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl39 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl27 claims
  6. Mupirocin24 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: $1,899.77

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Aitken$1,900
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Trinity Medical Wny PCWilliamsville, NY
  2. Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston Salem, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

James Aitken among 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York

James Aitken is one of 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2016, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2002 among the 819 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in New York

There are 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Capicotto, MDWilliamsville, NY 142211356484174
  2. Joseph Falcone, M.D., D.O.Williamsville, NY 142211366449332
  3. Erik Freeland, DOWilliamsville, NY 142211912147745
  4. Walter Hoffman, M.D.Williamsville, NY 142211588633085
  5. John Karpie, MDWilliamsville, NY 142211972705408
  6. Lindsay Kosinski, MDWilliamsville, NY 142211326577081
  7. Paul Lapoint, D.O.Williamsville, NY 142211790782761
  8. Paul Mason, M.D.Williamsville, NY 142211598762320

Common questions

What is James Aitken's NPI number?

James Aitken's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770944555, issued on Mar 8, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Aitken located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 192 Park Club LN, Williamsville, NY, 14221. Phone: (716) 204-1101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Aitken's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 335659, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James Aitken prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Aitken had 519 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.