James Frank Bethea, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Winston Salem, NC
James Frank Bethea, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1396705679, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2017-00751, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Frank Bethea
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 2017-00751 NC
8938 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Robinhood Medical Plz, Winston Salem, NC 27106
- Phone
- (336) 718-7950
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 4, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- GP3452 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100817000849); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 200 Robinhood Medical Plz
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Kristen ClarkPhysician Assistant1376903385
- Brittany Davis, OTCOrthopedic Assistant1851884951
- Catherine Flores, PA-CPhysician Assistant1497269534
Verify James Frank Bethea in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2017-00751Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
289 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam208 claims
- Gabapentin21 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl15 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: $115.36
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Frank Bethea among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
James Frank Bethea, MD is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Winston Salem → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Phillip Mason, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271061356513253
- Calvin Maxwell McCabe, MDWinston Salem, NC 271061497180046
- Albert Anastasio, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031861954828
- J. Bellamy, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031578069720
- Allison Greene, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031790312882
- Kristen HarmodyWinston Salem, NC 271031124778790
- Robert HendersonWinston Salem, NC 271031295025906
- Rachel Honig, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031003376997
Common questions
What is James Frank Bethea, MD's NPI number?
James Frank Bethea, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396705679, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Frank Bethea, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Robinhood Medical Plz, Winston Salem, NC, 27106. Phone: (336) 718-7950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Frank Bethea, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2017-00751, 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 Frank Bethea, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Frank Bethea, MD had 289 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.