James S. Dean, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Columbia, TN
James S. Dean, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, Tennessee, and NPI 1205879640, issued on Jun 14, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 44407, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James S. Dean
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 44407 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1224 Trotwood Ave, Columbia, TN 38401
- Phone
- (931) 490-7400
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090709000324); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James S. Dean in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 44407Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
307 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt43 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl29 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
- Cefdinir15 claims
- Azithromycin14 claims
- Naloxone Hcl14 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: $22.47
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- Middle Tennessee Emergency Physicians, P.C.Lewisburg, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James S. Dean among 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee
James S. Dean, MD is one of 1,174 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 83% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2012 among the 667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is James S. Dean, MD's NPI number?
James S. Dean, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205879640, issued on Jun 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James S. Dean, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1224 Trotwood Ave, Columbia, TN, 38401. Phone: (931) 490-7400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James S. Dean, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 44407, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James S. Dean, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James S. Dean, MD had 307 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.