James Thomas Cooper, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Chandler, AZ
James Thomas Cooper, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Chandler, Arizona, and NPI 1659331676, issued on Mar 24, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 28358, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Thomas Cooper
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 28358 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 485 S Dobson RD Ste 201, Chandler, AZ 85224
- Phone
- (480) 728-4700
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 6, 2024
- Fax
- (480) 728-4747
- Medicaid ID
- 512295 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060403000506); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 760 in Arizona → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 485 S Dobson RD Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Stacy CantwellAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1164760245
- Clarence Clark, MDColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1952582397
- Daniel Cucher, MDSurgical Critical Care Physician1437460862
- Esther Fletcher, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1962771998
- Vafa Ghaemmaghami, M.D.Surgical Critical Care Physician1659352144
- Tegan Halberg Gamblin, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1275933848
Verify James Thomas Cooper in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 28358Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
31 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl27 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: $349.89
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Davol Inc. 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
- Sjhmc Physician ServicesChandler, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Thomas Cooper among 760 surgery physician records in Arizona
James Thomas Cooper, M.D. is one of 760 surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 72% 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, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2006 among the 401 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 45% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Arizona
There are 760 surgery physician records in Arizona.
All 760 in Arizona → Every provider in Chandler → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Laura Champagne, MDChandler, AZ 852241194781344
- Edgar Hernandez, M.D.Chandler, AZ 852241861473506
- Ian Komenaka, MDChandler, AZ 852241811959703
- Marcie LeedsChandler, AZ 852241366602815
- Philip Pepple, MDChandler, AZ 852241558561977
- Katarzyna Trebska, MDChandler, AZ 852241902198815
- Brian Zebrowski, MDChandler, AZ 852241356322192
- Richard Whitman, MDChandler, AZ 852251497711006
Common questions
What is James Thomas Cooper, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Thomas Cooper, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659331676, issued on Mar 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Thomas Cooper, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 485 S Dobson RD Ste 201, Chandler, AZ, 85224. Phone: (480) 728-4700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Thomas Cooper, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 28358, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Thomas Cooper, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Thomas Cooper, M.D. had 31 Medicare Part D claims for 28 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.