NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Carpenter Dodds, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Madisonville, KY

James Carpenter Dodds, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Madisonville, Kentucky, and NPI 1154375897, issued on May 19, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 34856, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1154375897
Name
James Carpenter Dodds
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
34856 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Clinic Dr, Madisonville, KY 42431
Phone
(270) 824-6655
Enumerated
May 19, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 3, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(270) 824-6629
Medicaid ID
6408428800 KY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040605000206); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1998
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 200 Clinic Dr

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

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  4. Uqba Ahmed, MDFamily Medicine Physician1326742214
  5. Folaranmi Ajiboye, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1386273654
  6. Timi Akins, MDNephrology Physician1023099561

Verify James Carpenter Dodds in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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  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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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

807 Medicare Part D claims for 325 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 298 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Dodds807
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam304 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen183 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen77 claims
  4. Eliquis70 claims
  5. Celecoxib38 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl31 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score89.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $126.60

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Radius Health, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Dodds$127
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Baptist Health Deaconess Medical Group IncPowderly, KY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

James Carpenter Dodds among 364 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Kentucky

James Carpenter Dodds, M.D. is one of 364 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 80% 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 22% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2002 among the 260 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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 207X00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Kentucky

There are 364 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Kentucky.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hari Ankem, MDMadisonville, KY 424311518597699
  2. Benjamin Burkett, M.D.Madisonville, KY 424311912048224
  3. James Donley, M.D.Madisonville, KY 424311912953811
  4. Joseph Mesa, MDMadisonville, KY 424311487750105
  5. James Yelton, M.D.Madisonville, KY 424311033116132
  6. David Whitney, MDHenderson, KY 424201346551439
  7. Dennis Lane, M.D.Somerset, KY 425031518225010
  8. Yasser Nadim, M.D.Somerset, KY 425031477505634

Common questions

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

James Carpenter Dodds, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154375897, issued on May 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Carpenter Dodds, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Clinic Dr, Madisonville, KY, 42431. Phone: (270) 824-6655. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 34856, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, James Carpenter Dodds, M.D. had 807 Medicare Part D claims for 325 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is James Carpenter Dodds, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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