James Edward Bedford, M.D.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Chapel Hill, NC
James Edward Bedford, M.D. is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1730471004, issued on May 5, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 173595, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Edward Bedford
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
- License number
- 173595 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Department OF Psychiatry, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
- Phone
- (919) 966-5217
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2011
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 966-9646
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161019002449); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at Department OF Psychiatry
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Laura Iafrati, MDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1750728796
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- Rebecca Taylor, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1023300589
Verify James Edward Bedford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 173595Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024
142 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Divalproex Sodium29 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl20 claims
- Aripiprazole17 claims
- Propranolol Hcl16 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF North Carolina AT Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
1,203 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Chapel Hill
They are 1,203 of the 7,608 NPPES records with a practice address in Chapel Hill, and 6,922 student in an organized health care education/training program records in North Carolina.
All 1,203 in Chapel Hill → All 6,922 in North Carolina → Every provider in Chapel Hill →
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Common questions
What is James Edward Bedford, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Edward Bedford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730471004, issued on May 5, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Edward Bedford, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Department OF Psychiatry, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599. Phone: (919) 966-5217. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Edward Bedford, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 173595, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Edward Bedford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Edward Bedford, M.D. had 142 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.