James Arter, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Gastonia, NC
James Arter, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1922008960, issued on Jul 29, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 2005-01051, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Arter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 2005-01051 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2555 Court Dr, Gastonia, NC 28054
- Phone
- (704) 868-3256
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2555 Court Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Arter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2005-01051Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
67% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
5,252 Medicare Part D claims for 658 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,149 among the 19,556 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium406 claims
- Repatha Sureclick401 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium384 claims
- Furosemide367 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate358 claims
- Ezetimibe287 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: $50.11
3 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,209 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,923.81 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Caromont Medical Group IncBelmont, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 716 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina.
Other cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina
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- William Abernathy, MDDurham, NC1679532196
- William Abernethy, M.D.Asheville, NC1265438253
- Cyril Abrams, M.D.Jacksonville, NC1821098344
- Edgar Acuna Morin, M.D.Asheville, NC1780172692
- George Adams, M.D.Garner, NC1962504100
- Kirkwood Adams, MDChapel Hill, NC1710069810
- Natalia Aerton, MDChapel Hill, NC1760124143
- Bal Agarwal, MDApex, NC1336189133
- Brian Agbor-Etang, M.D.Burlington, NC1245673284
Common questions
What is James Arter, MD's NPI number?
James Arter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922008960, issued on Jul 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Arter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2555 Court Dr, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 868-3256. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Arter, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2005-01051, 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 Arter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Arter, MD had 5,252 Medicare Part D claims for 658 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,149. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.