James W. Brown, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Charleston, WV
James W. Brown, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Charleston, West Virginia, and NPI 1538271812, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 20179, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James W. Brown
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 20179 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3200 Maccorkle Avenue SE, Charleston, WV 25304
- Phone
- (304) 388-5848
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 8, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 388-9654
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070321000360); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jc Edwards School Of Medicine, Marshall University, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James W. Brown in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 20179Check 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 hospitalist physician in 2024
35 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Charleston Area Medical Center IncHurricane, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James W. Brown among 118 hospitalist physician records in West Virginia
James W. Brown, M.D. is one of 118 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 93% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 86% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2010 among the 102 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in West Virginia
There are 118 hospitalist physician records in West Virginia.
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Common questions
What is James W. Brown, M.D.'s NPI number?
James W. Brown, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538271812, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James W. Brown, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3200 Maccorkle Avenue SE, Charleston, WV, 25304. Phone: (304) 388-5848. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James W. Brown, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 20179, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James W. Brown, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James W. Brown, M.D. had 35 Medicare Part D claims; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James W. Brown, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.