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2026 NPPES data Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician NPI 1679514988 M.D.
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James Ashworth, M.D.

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician in Salt Lake City, Utah.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 6,300 in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
273
Medicare Part D claims · 15 beneficiaries · Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician avg: 608
MIPS score
99.5/100
▲ 16 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
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What the federal data shows

James Ashworth, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 99.5/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 273 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

99.5/100
MIPS score · +16 vs avg
273
Part D claims, 2024
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥91st
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about James Ashworth, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1679514988), first enumerated 06/09/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 273 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 99.5/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1679514988 · Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-ELITE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1679514988
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-MID 6K Child &
  • MIPS-ELITE 99.5/100
  • RX-LIGHT 273
  • BOOK-THIN 60 in Utah
  • PHOTO-FINISH Marcus Bethurem · ±0.2

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

James Ashworth, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

100 ≥ 91st percentile 91% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where James Ashworth, M.D. sits

This provider among child & adolescent psychiatry physician peers

Across the 326 child & adolescent psychiatry physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, James Ashworth, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 58% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 92% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality02550751000255075100Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88James Ashworth, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one child & adolescent psychiatry physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is James Ashworth, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

James Ashworth, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about James Ashworth, M.D.?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 06/09/2006

NPI 1679514988

Primary specialty

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician

Mid-sized

6,300 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

273 55% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 608

MIPS final score

99.5/100 16 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Utah

How Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician compares to other specialties among Utah providers

Utah providers
Behavior Technician13%Clinical Social Worker6.3%Community Health Worker5.9%Case Manager/Care Coordinator5.7%Counselor4.7%Student in an Organized Heal…4.5%Child & Adolescent Psychiatr…0.1%
Largest specialties in Utah (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

James Ashworth, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
99.5/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%99%
MIPS final score (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician) - 99.5/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

650 KOMAS DR
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
(801) 585-5515

Provider Details

NPI 1679514988
Specialty Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 06/09/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

99.4749
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
91.5741
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where James Ashworth, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

University OF Utah Behavioral Health Services
Salt Lake City, UT

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

273
Total Claims
$34K
Total Drug Cost
15
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
331.933
Total Day Supply
9,738
Generic Drug Cost
$20K

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
38.9 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
0.85

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What James Ashworth, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Risperidone
 18
Trazodone Hcl
 18
Bupropion Xl
Bupropion Hcl
16
Escitalopram Oxalate
 16
Clonidine Hcl
 15
Lamotrigine
 15
Clozapine
 12
Diazepam
 12
Aripiprazole
 11
Haloperidol
 11

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician Overview

How James Ashworth, M.D. fits within the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician landscape nationally.

6,300
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician Providers in US
54
States with Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician
608
Avg Claims per Provider

James Ashworth, M.D.'s 273 claims are below the specialty average of 608.

Nationwide Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Ashworth, both outside Utah so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (99.5 here).

Marcus Bethurem 99.3 SC Josneldavmatus Faiivae 99.3 SC Robert Flowers 99.3 NJ Leah McCartt 99.3 SC

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Rochelle Caplan Los Angeles, CA Howard Davis De Pere, WI Sohail Rana Hammonton, NJ Mona Nicolae New York, NY

Nearby Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician Providers in Utah

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Utah, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Ashworth.

One of 60 Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers enrolled in Utah, 5 are shown here.

Dr. McKay Allred
MD
Lehi, UT
Dr. Cheronne Anderson
M.D.
Draper, UT
Dr. Tyler Anderson
MD, MHA
Lehi, UT
Susan Benedict
Salt Lake City, UT
Troy Bernard
PMHNP-BC
Cedar City, UT

Compare Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is James Ashworth, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
James Ashworth, M.D. specializes in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician and practices in Salt Lake City, Utah. Credentials: M.D..
How much does James Ashworth, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, James Ashworth, M.D. wrote 273 Medicare Part D claims totaling $34K in drug costs for 15 beneficiaries.
What is James Ashworth, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
James Ashworth, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 99.5/100 (Quality: 91.6). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is James Ashworth, M.D. located? ▼
James Ashworth, M.D. is located at 650 KOMAS DR, Salt Lake City, UT, 84108. Phone: (801) 585-5515.
What is James Ashworth, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
James Ashworth, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679514988, issued on 06/09/2006.
How many Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 6,300 Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician provider writes 608 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does James Ashworth, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, James Ashworth, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Risperidone, Trazodone Hcl, Bupropion Xl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does James Ashworth, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
James Ashworth, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 273 Part D claims and 15 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify James Ashworth, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
James Ashworth, M.D.'s NPI is 1679514988 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

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 August 2026.