James William Cook, MD
Surgery Physician · Washington, DC
James William Cook, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1710908173, issued on Jul 21, 2006. Check the license on the District of Columbia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James William Cook
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 0101257791 VA
2005-01880 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2150 Pennsylvania Ave NW Ste 6B-412, Washington, DC 20037
- Phone
- (202) 741-3225
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (704) 226-1236
- Medicaid IDs
- 5902874 NC
272804 SC
1710908173 NC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060216000054); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James William Cook in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersDistrict of Columbia Board of MedicineCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 100% of the cost of the top drugs
34 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 88% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Shingrix17 claims
- Abrysvo11 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: $66.87
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Dhp OF North Carolina PCThomasville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James William Cook among 158 surgery physician records in District of Columbia
James William Cook, MD is one of 158 surgery physician records with a practice address in District of Columbia. 71% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2005 among the 83 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a District of Columbia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in District of Columbia
There are 158 surgery physician records in District of Columbia.
All 158 in District of Columbia → Every provider in Washington → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bruce Abell, MDWashington, DC 200371801869896
- Lynn Abell, MDWashington, DC 200371770525081
- Joseph Afram, MDWashington, DC 200371730218447
- Frederick Brody, MDWashington, DC 200371649289448
- Samir Fakhry, MDWashington, DC 200371407882616
- Richard Flax, MDWashington, DC 200371942226667
- Jane Hanscom, MDWashington, DC 200371205856952
- Stanley Knoll, M.D.Washington, DC 200371962401109
Common questions
What is James William Cook, MD's NPI number?
James William Cook, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710908173, issued on Jul 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James William Cook, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2150 Pennsylvania Ave NW Ste 6B-412, Washington, DC, 20037. Phone: (202) 741-3225. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James William Cook, MD's license?
Search the District of Columbia Board of Medicine at https://dchealth.dc.gov/bomed. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James William Cook, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James William Cook, MD had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.