James Barr Ames, M.D.
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Lebanon, NH
James Barr Ames, M.D. is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Lebanon, New Hampshire, and NPI 1326140567, issued on Sep 1, 2006. Check the license (New Hampshire 14649, as entered in NPPES) on the New Hampshire Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Barr Ames
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License numbers
- 14649 NH
RT 1319 NH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Medical Center Dr, Lebanon, NH 03756
- Phone
- (603) 650-5155
- Enumerated
- Sep 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111110000749); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records → All 25 in New Hampshire → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1 Medical Center Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Maria Abbate, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1669683637
- McCall Abbott, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1396292454
- Lauren AbbuhlStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1760322986
- William Abdu, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1134162324
- Iryna Aberkorn, MDFamily Medicine Physician1780846071
- Majd Aboul Hosn, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932901949
Verify James Barr Ames in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Hampshire Board of Medicine
Search for license 14649Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $70.82
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Kairos Surgical Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalLebanon, NH · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock ClinicLebanon, NH
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.
James Barr Ames among 25 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in New Hampshire
James Barr Ames, M.D. is one of 25 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in New Hampshire. 84% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 1999 among the 20 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a New Hampshire practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in New Hampshire
There are 25 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in New Hampshire.
All 25 in New Hampshire → Every provider in Lebanon → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Carr, MDLebanon, NH 037561508896176
- Jacqueline Maier, MDLebanon, NH 037561922675255
- Mark Cullen, MDPortsmouth, NH 038011497722219
- Tyler Welch, MDPortsmouth, NH 038011962663237
- Avnish Clerk, MDExeter, NH 038331316105828
- Alexander Davis, M.D.Exeter, NH 038331164697264
- Joshua Siegel, M.D.Exeter, NH 038331447323761
- Benjamin Thompson, M.D.Exeter, NH 038331669527362
Common questions
What is James Barr Ames, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Barr Ames, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326140567, issued on Sep 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Barr Ames, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Medical Center Dr, Lebanon, NH, 03756. Phone: (603) 650-5155. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Barr Ames, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Hampshire license number 14649, as entered by the provider. Search the New Hampshire Board of Medicine at https://www.oplc.nh.gov/board-medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is James Barr Ames, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.