James Irvin Barnes, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Seattle, WA
James Irvin Barnes, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1255607453, issued on Apr 1, 2012. Check the license (Washington MD61126229, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Irvin Barnes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- MD61126229 WA
BC61192336 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, WA 98195
- Phone
- (206) 520-5000
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2012
- Record last updated
- Nov 4, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210922001525); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Irvin Barnes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD61126229Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
59 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $12,166.52
1 payment: consulting fee; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- The Association OF University PhysiciansSeattle, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Irvin Barnes among 793 hospitalist physician records in Washington
James Irvin Barnes, M.D. is one of 793 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Washington. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 48% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2011 among the 649 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Washington
There are 793 hospitalist physician records in Washington.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Ronald Huang, MDSeattle, WA 981951730345497
- Molly Jackson, MDSeattle, WA 981951710090725
- Elizabeth Kaplan, M.D.Seattle, WA 981951831391374
- Michael Lenaeus, M.D.Seattle, WA 981951316262538
- Jesse Levin, MDSeattle, WA 981951356579916
Common questions
What is James Irvin Barnes, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Irvin Barnes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255607453, issued on Apr 1, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Irvin Barnes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1959 NE Pacific St., Seattle, WA, 98195. Phone: (206) 520-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Irvin Barnes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD61126229, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Irvin Barnes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Irvin Barnes, M.D. had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Irvin Barnes, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.