James E. Appel, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · Wilmington, NC
James E. Appel, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1457357204, issued on Jun 27, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 2011-01732, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James E. Appel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 2011-01732 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8090 Market St, Wilmington, NC 28411
- Phone
- (910) 341-3300
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 251-2067
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111109000327); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8090 Market St
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Verify James E. Appel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2011-01732Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,931 Medicare Part D claims for 603 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole422 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide330 claims
- Ammonium Lactate125 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate112 claims
- Methotrexate82 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate70 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: $477.30
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Wilmington Health PLLCWilmington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James E. Appel among 507 dermatology physician records in North Carolina
James E. Appel, M.D. is one of 507 dermatology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2006 among the 376 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 507 dermatology physician records in North Carolina.
All 507 in North Carolina → Every provider in Wilmington → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Courtney Ellis, PA-CWilmington, NC 284111801527288
- Colin Nolan, MDWilmington, NC 284111932590981
- Megan Kaufman, MDWilmington, NC 284121740573625
- Margaret Lang Houser, MDWilmington, NC 284121295312494
- Jill Maddox, N.P.Wilmington, NC 284121437388220
- Laura Tanner, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284121053400499
- Avery Bevin, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284051588643613
- Jessica Connett, MDWilmington, NC 284051053654053
Common questions
What is James E. Appel, M.D.'s NPI number?
James E. Appel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457357204, issued on Jun 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James E. Appel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8090 Market St, Wilmington, NC, 28411. Phone: (910) 341-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James E. Appel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2011-01732, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James E. Appel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James E. Appel, M.D. had 1,931 Medicare Part D claims for 603 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.