NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Robert Black, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Saint Louis, MO

James Robert Black, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1467291120, issued on May 22, 2024. Check the license (Missouri 39239291, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1467291120
Name
James Robert Black
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
39239291 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1402 S Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63104
Phone
(310) 363-3369
Enumerated
May 22, 2024
Record last updated
May 22, 2024
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify James Robert Black in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

47 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. James Black47
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone17 claims
  2. Cyclobenzaprine 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $82.83

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Acera Surgical, 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.

  1. James Black$83
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

James Robert Black among 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Missouri

James Robert Black, MD is one of 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 96% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 96% of these records are older, 2% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 Missouri 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 Missouri

There are 514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Missouri.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ashley Ali, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631041922340603
  2. John Boudreau, MDSaint Louis, MO 631041053338640
  3. Terry Bujnak, DOSaint Louis, MO 631041083279772
  4. Peter Cohn, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631041497174718
  5. Karsen Corn, MDSaint Louis, MO 631041104386796
  6. Elizabeth Engel, MDSaint Louis, MO 631041093726655
  7. Djoldas Kuldjanov, MDSaint Louis, MO 631041629186556
  8. Thomas Otto, MDSaint Louis, MO 631041417979113

Common questions

What is James Robert Black, MD's NPI number?

James Robert Black, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467291120, issued on May 22, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Robert Black, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1402 S Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO, 63104. Phone: (310) 363-3369. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Robert Black, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 39239291, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James Robert Black, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Robert Black, MD had 47 Medicare Part D claims for 26 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.