NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Thomas Barker, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Hickory, NC

James Thomas Barker, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1922189927, issued on Oct 17, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200400632, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1922189927
Name
James Thomas Barker
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
200400632 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
24 2ND Ave NE Ste 201, Hickory, NC 28601
Phone
(828) 324-9900
Enumerated
Oct 17, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 16, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(828) 324-8322
Medicaid ID
891369T NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040907000891); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Jc Edwards School Of Medicine, Marshall University, 1999
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 24 2ND Ave NE Ste 201

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Stacey Holmes, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1801664271
  2. Alexandra Infanzon Santiago, DMSC, MPH, PA-CPhysician Assistant1033749411
  3. Meghan Morris, PMHNP-CPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1285507657
  4. Eugene Roberts, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1134148745
  5. Javier Rojas, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1235559667

Verify James Thomas Barker in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
    Search for license 200400632    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

3,275 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. James Barker3,275
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Spravato240 claims
  2. Bupropion Xl195 claims
  3. Lamotrigine176 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl Er134 claims
  5. Gabapentin125 claims
  6. Clonazepam123 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: $424,477.30

550 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Barker$424,477
  2. Specialty average$4,955

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

James Thomas Barker among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina

James Thomas Barker, M.D. is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.

All 1,725 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas McKean, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011841359486
  2. Eugene Roberts, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011134148745
  3. Javier Rojas, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011235559667
  4. Jay Synn, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011518026160
  5. Lizette Villacorte, MDHickory, NC 286011598780397
  6. Jacob Whitener, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011073538195
  7. Debra Bolick, MDHickory, NC 286021164458956
  8. Kevin Carmen, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021558565358

Common questions

What is James Thomas Barker, M.D.'s NPI number?

James Thomas Barker, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922189927, issued on Oct 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Thomas Barker, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24 2ND Ave NE Ste 201, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 324-9900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Thomas Barker, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200400632, 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 Thomas Barker, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Thomas Barker, M.D. had 3,275 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.