Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

James Costner, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Kings Mountain, NC

James Costner, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, and NPI 1841257540, issued on Apr 27, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9400760, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1841257540
Name
James Costner
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
9400760 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
214 Cleveland Ave, Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Phone
(704) 730-1228
Enumerated
Apr 27, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 214 Cleveland Ave

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

  1. John Cheshire, PA-CPhysician Assistant1780607911
  2. Jessica Pineda, PA-CPhysician Assistant1053660613
  3. Julia Saluke, MDFamily Medicine Physician1154340537

Verify James Costner in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
    Search for license 9400760    Check the board
  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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5.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

19,614 Medicare Part D claims for 926 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 546 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Costner19,614
  2. Specialty average3,519

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium930 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate770 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium669 claims
  4. Lisinopril614 claims
  5. Omeprazole590 claims
  6. Clonazepam581 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: $203.59

7 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.. The 53,013 providers of this specialty with any payment received $861.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Costner$203.59
  2. Specialty average$861.30

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Caromont Medical Group IncKings Mountain, NC
  2. Comprehab, IncGastonia, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

8 family medicine physician records list a Kings Mountain practice address

They are 8 of the 161 NPPES records with a Kings Mountain practice address, and 4,736 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.

All 8 in Kings Mountain → All 4,736 in North Carolina → Every provider in Kings Mountain →

Other family medicine physician records in North Carolina

  1. Alvin Abaqueta, M.D.Charlotte, NC1235102187
  2. Atif Abbasi, M.DGreenville, NC1972958973
  3. Jennifer Abbott, MDAsheville, NC1144312604
  4. Linda Abbott, FNPEdenton, NC1306839832
  5. Thomas Abbott, MDWinston Salem, NC1659359875
  6. Mark Abel, M.D.Rocky Mount, NC1225180961
  7. Alain Michael Abellada, M.D.Fort Bragg, NC1649582685
  8. David Abernethy, MDHudson, NC1790785798
  9. Aya Abou-Jaoude, MDAsheville, NC1568222131
  10. Seymore Abrons, M.D.Wilmington, NC1942205307

Common questions

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

James Costner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841257540, issued on Apr 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Costner, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 214 Cleveland Ave, Kings Mountain, NC, 28086. Phone: (704) 730-1228. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9400760, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James Costner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Costner, M.D. had 19,614 Medicare Part D claims for 926 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.