James Clayton Bavinger, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Fredericksburg, VA
James Clayton Bavinger, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and NPI 1760936819, issued on Aug 6, 2016. Check the license (Virginia 0101279865, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Clayton Bavinger
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 0101279865 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 Dixon St Ste 204, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
- Phone
- (540) 654-5333
- Enumerated
- Aug 6, 2016
- Record last updated
- Feb 3, 2025
- Fax
- (540) 654-5334
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231109003811); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Clayton Bavinger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101279865Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
158 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate57 claims
- Ofloxacin36 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine18 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol12 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $728.40
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 Retina Group OF Washington PLLCFredericksburg, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Clayton Bavinger among 592 ophthalmology physician records in Virginia
James Clayton Bavinger, MD is one of 592 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 87% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2000 among the 381 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Virginia
There are 592 ophthalmology physician records in Virginia.
All 592 in Virginia → Every provider in Fredericksburg → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Paviglianiti, M.D.Fredericksburg, VA 224011205809597
- Steven Hudson, M.D.Fredericksburg, VA 224051578554739
- Arash Mansouri, MDFredericksburg, VA 224051780662312
- David McGuigan, MDFredericksburg, VA 224051699360800
- Christopher Shen, MDFredericksburg, VA 224051164642039
- Matthew Tadrus, M.D.Fredericksburg, VA 224051700233863
- William Coleman, M.D.Fredericksburg, VA 224071932187622
- Diemngoc Dang, MDFredericksburg, VA 224071215927629
Common questions
What is James Clayton Bavinger, MD's NPI number?
James Clayton Bavinger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760936819, issued on Aug 6, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Clayton Bavinger, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Dixon St Ste 204, Fredericksburg, VA, 22401. Phone: (540) 654-5333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Clayton Bavinger, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101279865, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Clayton Bavinger, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Clayton Bavinger, MD had 158 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Clayton Bavinger, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.