James A. Derby, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Niceville, FL
James A. Derby, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Niceville, Florida, and NPI 1760463525, issued on Nov 9, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME80573, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James A. Derby
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- ME80573 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2190 Highway 85 N, Niceville, FL 32578
- Phone
- (850) 678-4181
- Enumerated
- Nov 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 9, 2023
- Fax
- (850) 729-9418
- Medicaid ID
- 259858200 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031217000094); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2190 Highway 85 N
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James A. Derby in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME80573Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
256 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone17 claims
- Losartan Potassium15 claims
- Cefdinir13 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate12 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
- Hospital Medicine Services OF FL, LLCNiceville, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James A. Derby among 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida
James A. Derby, MD is one of 1,817 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Florida. 92% 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, 97% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2010 among the 1,549 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida.
All 1,817 in Florida → Every provider in Niceville → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Rahe, MSN, FNP-BCNavarre, FL 325661366224263
- Sathavaram Reddy, MDGainesville, FL 326011598031866
- Handel Desa, MDGainesville, FL 326051265676290
- Kendra Harmon, MDGainesville, FL 326051043261563
- Isaac LosekeGainesville, FL 326051851037378
- Robert Vasquez, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326051285167973
- George Yazji, MDGainesville, FL 326051417417924
- Patrick Ferry, MDMiramar Beach, FL 325501396940227
Common questions
What is James A. Derby, MD's NPI number?
James A. Derby, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760463525, issued on Nov 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James A. Derby, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2190 Highway 85 N, Niceville, FL, 32578. Phone: (850) 678-4181. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James A. Derby, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME80573, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James A. Derby, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James A. Derby, MD had 256 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.