James A. Charles, M.D.
Specialist · Bayonne, NJ
James A. Charles, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Bayonne, New Jersey, and NPI 1356457246, issued on Aug 22, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 3631900, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James A. Charles
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 3631900 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 956 Kennedy Blvd, Bayonne, NJ 07002
- Phone
- (201) 858-2457
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 9, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (201) 858-1053
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110209000402); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James A. Charles in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 3631900Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
1,858 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl113 claims
- Rytary87 claims
- Topiramate81 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa72 claims
- Olanzapine67 claims
- Ajovy Autoinjector65 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: $7,527.53
232 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
James A. Charles among 1,636 specialist records in New Jersey
James A. Charles, M.D. is one of 1,636 specialist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 38% 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, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 38% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 1989 among the 474 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 83% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 specialist records list a practice address in Bayonne
They are 12 of the 863 NPPES records with a practice address in Bayonne, and 1,636 specialist records in New Jersey.
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Common questions
What is James A. Charles, M.D.'s NPI number?
James A. Charles, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356457246, issued on Aug 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James A. Charles, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 956 Kennedy Blvd, Bayonne, NJ, 07002. Phone: (201) 858-2457. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James A. Charles, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 3631900, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James A. Charles, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James A. Charles, M.D. had 1,858 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.