James B. Cook, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Alpena, MI
James B. Cook, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Alpena, Michigan, and NPI 1598759672, issued on Sep 6, 2005. Check the license (Michigan 5601003203, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James B. Cook
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- 5601003203 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1185 U.S. 23 North, Alpena, MI 49707
- Phone
- (989) 356-4049
- Enumerated
- Sep 6, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050520000524); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James B. Cook in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 5601003203Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024
6,039 Medicare Part D claims for 469 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 117 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium410 claims
- Lisinopril251 claims
- Omeprazole220 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium211 claims
- Losartan Potassium209 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate206 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Alcona Citizens For Health IncOssineke, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James B. Cook among 1,140 medical physician assistant records in Michigan
James B. Cook, PA-C is one of 1,140 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Michigan. 74% 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, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2012 among the 613 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in Michigan
There are 1,140 medical physician assistant records in Michigan.
All 1,140 in Michigan → Every provider in Alpena → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cari Stenz, PAAlpena, MI 497071548424740
- Rodney Szymanski, PA-CAlpena, MI 497071780678961
- Cody Wenzel, PAAlpena, MI 497071417378985
- Jeffery Wirgau, PACAlpena, MI 497071003122169
- Leonhard Maendel, P.A.Boyne City, MI 497121629138854
- Morgan Olson-Hamminga, PA-CCharlevoix, MI 497201649735226
- Carolann Sheaffer-HoffmanCharlevoix, MI 497201699487900
- Ernest Walker, PA-CCharlevoix, MI 497201750752317
Common questions
What is James B. Cook, PA-C's NPI number?
James B. Cook, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598759672, issued on Sep 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James B. Cook, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1185 U.S. 23 North, Alpena, MI, 49707. Phone: (989) 356-4049. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James B. Cook, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5601003203, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James B. Cook, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James B. Cook, PA-C had 6,039 Medicare Part D claims for 469 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.