NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James K. Brown, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Raleigh, NC

James K. Brown, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1841274396, issued on Nov 29, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 2009-00738, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1841274396
Name
James K. Brown
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
2009-00738 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1500 Sunday Dr, Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone
(919) 322-2413
Enumerated
Nov 29, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 3, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(919) 322-2416
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170628000395); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2000
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1500 Sunday Dr

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

  1. Megan Webster, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1366621518
  2. David Wiley, M.S.Professional Counselor1588713069

Verify James K. Brown in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
    Search for license 2009-00738    Check the board
  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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71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

291 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. James Brown291
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Fluoxetine Hcl35 claims
  2. Alprazolam28 claims
  3. Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine28 claims
  4. Bupropion Xl24 claims
  5. Clonazepam17 claims
  6. Lurasidone Hcl15 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: $777.09

43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Brown$777.09
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Peace PsychiatryRaleigh, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

James K. Brown among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina

James K. Brown, M.D. is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

158 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Raleigh

They are 158 of the 16,309 NPPES records with a practice address in Raleigh, and 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.

All 1,725 in North Carolina → Every provider in Raleigh → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Margaret Dorfman, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276071619015211
  2. Mary Edmondson, MDRaleigh, NC 276071902920754
  3. Justine Jerrett, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276071376622357
  4. Mukesh Kamdar, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276071396788188
  5. Keith McCoy, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276071497973234
  6. Jeffrey Parks, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276071043254485
  7. David Reid, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276071467489658
  8. Amie Sharrits, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276071245266154

Common questions

What is James K. Brown, M.D.'s NPI number?

James K. Brown, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841274396, issued on Nov 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James K. Brown, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Sunday Dr, Raleigh, NC, 27607. Phone: (919) 322-2413. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James K. Brown, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2009-00738, 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 K. Brown, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James K. Brown, M.D. had 291 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.

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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.