NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James J. Contestable, M.D.

MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician · Portsmouth, VA

James J. Contestable, M.D. is a mohs-micrographic surgery physician with a practice address in Portsmouth, Virginia, and NPI 1902244817, issued on Jun 13, 2013. Check the license (Virginia 0101256751, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1902244817
Name
James J. Contestable
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician 207ND0101X
License numbers
0101256751 VA
2020-03858 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
620 John Paul Jones Cir, Portsmouth, VA 23708
Phone
(757) 953-0292
Enumerated
Jun 13, 2013
Record last updated
May 28, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240524001603); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med, 2013
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 620 John Paul Jones Cir

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

  1. John Aalto, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1518196054
  2. Joy Aaron, RNRegistered Nurse1083765911
  3. Mark Abadilla, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1447135793
  4. Jason Abbot, PHARMDPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1215907324
  5. Renee AbernathyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124969670
  6. Vivek Abraham, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942829494

Verify James J. Contestable in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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  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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $554.67

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 1,074 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,075.23 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Contestable$554.67
  2. Specialty average$4,075.23

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. Atlantic Dermatology Associates PCVirginia Beach, VA

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

James J. Contestable among 39 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records in Virginia

James J. Contestable, M.D. is one of 39 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 97% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 74% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 95% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 37 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ND0101X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician providers in Virginia

There are 39 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records in Virginia.

The 8 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anis Miladi, M.D.Portsmouth, VA 237081003879495
  2. Jason Mazzurco, DONewport News, VA 236061720285190
  3. James Bota, MDNorfolk, VA 235021396007985
  4. Brian Johnson, MDNorfolk, VA 235021033630330
  5. Brian Johnson, MDNorfolk, VA 235021164495115
  6. Steven Cronquist, M.D.Virginia Beach, VA 234541689613044
  7. Christine Rausch, MDHenrico, VA 232381972589885
  8. Ashley Sullivan, M.D.North Chesterfield, VA 232351316238991

Common questions

What is James J. Contestable, M.D.'s NPI number?

James J. Contestable, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902244817, issued on Jun 13, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James J. Contestable, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 620 John Paul Jones Cir, Portsmouth, VA, 23708. Phone: (757) 953-0292. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James J. Contestable, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101256751, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is James J. Contestable, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.