NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Amara, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Gaithersburg, MD

James Amara, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and NPI 1114671880, issued on Feb 10, 2022. Check the license (Maryland R187407, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; 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
1114671880
Name
James Amara
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
R187407 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
18310 Montgomery Village Ave Ste 300, Gaithersburg, MD 20879
Phone
(443) 452-3909
Enumerated
Feb 10, 2022
Record last updated
Apr 25, 2026
Fax
(443) 759-3721
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 18310 Montgomery Village Ave Ste 300

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

  1. Guy-Edgard Doltaire, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1932940731
  2. Natalie Scheeler, NMDNaturopath1154938504

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
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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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51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

645 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.

  1. James Amara645
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate47 claims
  2. Spironolactone41 claims
  3. Furosemide37 claims
  4. Calcium Acetate36 claims
  5. Sevelamer Carbonate32 claims
  6. Hydralazine Hcl27 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: $931.27

40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Amara$931.27
  2. Specialty average$650.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

James Amara among 4,124 family nurse practitioner records in Maryland

James Amara, NP is one of 4,124 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Maryland. 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 2022, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 72% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

59 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Gaithersburg

They are 59 of the 2,580 NPPES records with a practice address in Gaithersburg, and 4,124 family nurse practitioner records in Maryland.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kenia Baisden, FNPGaithersburg, MD 208791851141782
  2. Luzmaria Guillen, DNP FNP-BC RNGaithersburg, MD 208791386449981
  3. Joanne Kulesh, CRNP-FAMILYGaithersburg, MD 208791841759065
  4. Yen Le, FNPGaithersburg, MD 208791720768690
  5. Mariah Massie, FNPGaithersburg, MD 208791083309017
  6. Melodie MbebiGaithersburg, MD 208791891501078
  7. Jenna Meierdiercks, FNP-BCGaithersburg, MD 208791174991491
  8. Deborah Sahlin, FNP-CGaithersburg, MD 208791184500845

Common questions

What is James Amara, NP's NPI number?

James Amara, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114671880, issued on Feb 10, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Amara, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18310 Montgomery Village Ave Ste 300, Gaithersburg, MD, 20879. Phone: (443) 452-3909. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Amara, NP's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number R187407, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does James Amara, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Amara, NP had 645 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.