James Barefield
Internal Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC
James Barefield is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1144925587, issued on Apr 4, 2023. Check the license (South Carolina LL89901, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Barefield
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- LL89901 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2 Medical Park RD, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 434-6956
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Barefield in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license LL89901Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
211 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium16 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate13 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium11 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.
James Barefield among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
James Barefield is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 86% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
269 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 269 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is James Barefield's NPI number?
James Barefield's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144925587, issued on Apr 4, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Barefield located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2 Medical Park RD, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-6956. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Barefield's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number LL89901, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Barefield prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Barefield had 211 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.