James Ballantine Brown, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Spooner, WI
James Ballantine Brown, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Spooner, Wisconsin, and NPI 1336191030, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Ballantine Brown
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 27442 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 819 Ash St, Spooner, WI 54801
- Phone
- (908) 619-0124
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 4, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040611000142); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- St. Louis College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Ballantine Brown in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
249 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Potassium Chloride26 claims
- Cephalexin12 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 claims
- Ondansetron Odt11 claims
- Prednisone11 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
- Sanford Health Network NorthThief River Falls, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Ballantine Brown among 3,765 family medicine physician records in Wisconsin
James Ballantine Brown, MD is one of 3,765 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 75% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2007 among the 2,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
14 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Spooner
They are 14 of the 116 NPPES records with a practice address in Spooner, and 3,765 family medicine physician records in Wisconsin.
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Common questions
What is James Ballantine Brown, MD's NPI number?
James Ballantine Brown, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336191030, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Ballantine Brown, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 819 Ash St, Spooner, WI, 54801. Phone: (908) 619-0124. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Ballantine Brown, MD's license?
Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Ballantine Brown, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Ballantine Brown, MD had 249 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.