James L. Arter, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Gastonia, NC
James L. 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 L. 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
- Record last updated
- Nov 28, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (704) 868-5870
- Medicaid IDs
- 5901506 NC
T55339 SC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050629000092); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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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 L. 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
71% 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 3,078 among the 20,728 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; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Caromont Medical Group IncBelmont, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James L. Arter among 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina
James L. Arter, MD is one of 841 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% 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, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 1999 among the 606 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina.
All 841 in North Carolina → Every provider in Gastonia → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ajay Bajwa, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541548256332
- Robin Fernandes, M.DGastonia, NC 280541255747713
- Mark Heckel, MDGastonia, NC 280541295722767
- David Major, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541306056809
- Pratik Patel, MDGastonia, NC 280541447698485
- Himax Patel, MDGastonia, NC 280541790309227
- Patrick Russo, MDGastonia, NC 280541861490195
- Michael Sternberg, DO, MSGastonia, NC 280541043746928
Common questions
What is James L. Arter, MD's NPI number?
James L. 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 L. 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 L. 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 L. Arter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James L. Arter, MD had 5,252 Medicare Part D claims for 658 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.