James Gordon Bethune, PAC
Physician Assistant · Greensboro, NC
James Gordon Bethune, PAC is a physician assistant with a practice address in Greensboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1447293857, issued on Jun 14, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 100923, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Gordon Bethune
- Credential
- PAC
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 100923 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1915 Lendew St, Greensboro, NC 27408
- Phone
- (336) 275-3325
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2026
- Fax
- (336) 275-5346
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100723000734); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Gordon Bethune 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 100923Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,284 Medicare Part D claims for 375 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 458 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl207 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl193 claims
- Meloxicam131 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen120 claims
- Celecoxib98 claims
- Prednisone94 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 2 group practices
- Emergeortho PAGreensboro, NC
- Oandw EnterprisesStanleytown, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Gordon Bethune among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
James Gordon Bethune, PAC is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
343 physician assistant records list a practice address in Greensboro
They are 343 of the 8,190 NPPES records with a practice address in Greensboro, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is James Gordon Bethune, PAC's NPI number?
James Gordon Bethune, PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447293857, issued on Jun 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Gordon Bethune, PAC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1915 Lendew St, Greensboro, NC, 27408. Phone: (336) 275-3325. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Gordon Bethune, PAC's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 100923, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Gordon Bethune, PAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Gordon Bethune, PAC had 1,284 Medicare Part D claims for 375 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.