James S. Appelbaum, MD
Neurology Physician · Kansas City, KS
James S. Appelbaum, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Kansas City, Kansas, and NPI 1063426369, issued on Jul 29, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 0424788, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James S. Appelbaum
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 0424788 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8919 Parallel Pkwy, Kansas City, KS 66112
- Phone
- (913) 596-7286
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (913) 596-7248
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100513000493); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 1986
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James S. Appelbaum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
Search for license 0424788Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
2,316 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 103 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin247 claims
- Donepezil Hcl119 claims
- Levetiracetam105 claims
- Pregabalin103 claims
- Topiramate100 claims
- Memantine Hcl97 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76 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: $2,629.42
173 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Prime Healthcare Physician Services - Providence IncKansas City, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James S. Appelbaum among 167 neurology physician records in Kansas
James S. Appelbaum, MD is one of 167 neurology physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 71% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2006 among the 104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
74 neurology physician records list a practice address in Kansas City
They are 74 of the 4,522 NPPES records with a practice address in Kansas City, and 167 neurology physician records in Kansas.
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Common questions
What is James S. Appelbaum, MD's NPI number?
James S. Appelbaum, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063426369, issued on Jul 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James S. Appelbaum, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8919 Parallel Pkwy, Kansas City, KS, 66112. Phone: (913) 596-7286. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James S. Appelbaum, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 0424788, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James S. Appelbaum, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James S. Appelbaum, MD had 2,316 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James S. Appelbaum, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76 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.