James S. Bear, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Watertown, SD
James S. Bear, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Watertown, South Dakota, and NPI 1679543037, issued on Jan 26, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 8935, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James S. Bear
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 8935 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 401 9TH Ave NW, Watertown, SD 57201
- Phone
- (605) 882-7000
- Enumerated
- Jan 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 3, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1679543037 SD
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James S. Bear in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 8935Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
76 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 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.
James S. Bear among 122 emergency medicine physician records in South Dakota
James S. Bear, MD is one of 122 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 80% 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, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in South Dakota
There are 122 emergency medicine physician records in South Dakota.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Katelynn Bailey, DOWatertown, SD 572011972023083
- Elliott Filler, MDWatertown, SD 572011043263023
- Darren Manthey, MDSioux Falls, SD 571171326059338
- Lucas Van Oeveren, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571171740487172
- John Jerstad, MDSioux Falls, SD 571081356365597
- Arliss Thompson, MDSioux Falls, SD 571081831113752
- Rossitza Vakarelska, MDSioux Falls, SD 571081134165442
- Joseph Alex, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051407484819
Common questions
What is James S. Bear, MD's NPI number?
James S. Bear, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679543037, issued on Jan 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James S. Bear, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 9TH Ave NW, Watertown, SD, 57201. Phone: (605) 882-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James S. Bear, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 8935, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James S. Bear, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James S. Bear, MD had 76 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.