Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

James Boston, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Whiteville, NC

James Boston, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Whiteville, North Carolina, and NPI 1356335939, issued on Sep 9, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 2005-01002, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1356335939
Name
James Boston
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
2005-01002 NC
040252 CT
225493 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
500 Jefferson St, Whiteville, NC 28472
Phone
(910) 642-1776
Enumerated
Sep 9, 2005
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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Also registered at 500 Jefferson St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Surafeal Abraha, MDInternal Medicine Physician1306930631
  2. Magd Akel, MDInternal Medicine Physician1891438560
  3. Vellayat Ali, MDHospitalist Physician1235620022
  4. Kelechi AruoguInternal Medicine Physician1366790834
  5. Mett Ausley, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1962477208
  6. Harrison Baucom, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1497987440

Verify James Boston in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 940 among the 13,923 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. James Boston12
  2. Specialty average940

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.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Curana Health OF North Carolina PLLCWinston Salem, NC
  2. Physicians Eldercare PAWinston Salem, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

9 hospitalist physician records list a Whiteville practice address

They are 9 of the 366 NPPES records with a Whiteville practice address, and 790 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina.

Other hospitalist physician records in North Carolina

  1. Mohammed Abdulhaleem, MDWinston Salem, NC1023472693
  2. Nicole Abello, DOAsheville, NC1205576444
  3. Elizabeth AbernathyCharlotte, NC1871518910
  4. Sudeep Acharya, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC1144719402
  5. Kevin Addison, MDMooresville, NC1295750651
  6. James Adgent, MDWilmington, NC1023039179
  7. Johnela Adolphus, MDCharlotte, NC1285982587
  8. Hayley Afanador, MDWilmington, NC1245505437
  9. Arslan AfzalGreenville, NC1114547577
  10. Tochukwu Agbata, M.D.Raonoke Rapids, NC1588807127

Common questions

What is James Boston, MD's NPI number?

James Boston, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356335939, issued on Sep 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Boston, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Jefferson St, Whiteville, NC, 28472. Phone: (910) 642-1776. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Boston, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2005-01002, 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 Boston, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Boston, MD had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 940. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.