James D. Decker, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Sterling, KS
James D. Decker, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Sterling, Kansas, and NPI 1295834950, issued on Sep 21, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 05-24538, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James D. Decker
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 05-24538 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 239 N Broadway Ave, Sterling, KS 67579
- Phone
- (620) 278-2123
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 7, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (620) 278-2712
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050531000713); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Kansas City University Of Med & Biosciences, College Of Osteo Med, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 239 N Broadway Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James D. Decker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
Search for license 05-24538Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,190 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 353 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium266 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium187 claims
- Losartan Potassium167 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium164 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen158 claims
- Gabapentin151 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: $105.33
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sanofi Pasteur Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Hospital District NO 1 OF Rice COLyons, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James D. Decker among 1,970 family medicine physician records in Kansas
James D. Decker, DO is one of 1,970 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 77% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2006 among the 1,164 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Sterling
They are 2 of the 38 NPPES records with a practice address in Sterling, and 1,970 family medicine physician records in Kansas.
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Common questions
What is James D. Decker, DO's NPI number?
James D. Decker, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295834950, issued on Sep 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James D. Decker, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 239 N Broadway Ave, Sterling, KS, 67579. Phone: (620) 278-2123. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James D. Decker, DO's license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 05-24538, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James D. Decker, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James D. Decker, DO had 5,190 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.