James L. Bumgartner, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Charleston, SC
James L. Bumgartner, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1477522845, issued on Mar 16, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 8828, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James L. Bumgartner
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 8828 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 125 Doughty St, Charleston, SC 29403
- Phone
- (843) 723-0202
- Enumerated
- Mar 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 10, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 723-1052
- Medicaid ID
- 088283 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110406000390); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 125 Doughty St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James L. Bumgartner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 8828Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024
2,909 Medicare Part D claims for 536 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl496 claims
- Memantine Hcl284 claims
- Gabapentin246 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa180 claims
- Levetiracetam167 claims
- Primidone129 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,384.56
76 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Carolina Neurological Clinic, L.L.P.Charleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 326 neurology physician records in South Carolina.
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- Robert Adams, MDCharleston, SC1003919911
- Nana Boakye Agyeman Badu, MD MPHCharleston, SC1689562910
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Common questions
What is James L. Bumgartner, M.D.'s NPI number?
James L. Bumgartner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477522845, issued on Mar 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James L. Bumgartner, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 125 Doughty St, Charleston, SC, 29403. Phone: (843) 723-0202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James L. Bumgartner, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 8828, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James L. Bumgartner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James L. Bumgartner, M.D. had 2,909 Medicare Part D claims for 536 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James L. Bumgartner, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.