James Drake
Surgery Physician · Spruce Pine, NC
James Drake is a surgery physician with a practice address in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, and NPI 1427582378, issued on Apr 18, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 2023-01594, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Drake
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 2023-01594 NC
85496 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 125 Hospital Dr, Spruce Pine, NC 28777
- Phone
- (828) 765-4201
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 9, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 1427582378 WI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250508000098); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 2017
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Drake in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2023-01594Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
207 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole47 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl37 claims
- Sucralfate19 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dean Health Systems IncJanesville, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Drake among 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina
James Drake is one of 1,170 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2017, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 85% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 773 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 surgery physician records list a practice address in Spruce Pine
They are 3 of the 132 NPPES records with a practice address in Spruce Pine, and 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Berman, M.D.Spruce Pine, NC 287771922104603
- Robert Roddenberry, M.D.Spruce Pine, NC 287771952691891
- Jonathan Dean, M.D.Sylva, NC 287791386931988
- William Noell, MDSylva, NC 287791760487334
- Joshua Pratt, D.O.Sylva, NC 287791083911259
- Charles Albers, MDHendersonville, NC 287911891760120
- Douglas Huntley, MDHendersonville, NC 287911487604302
- Robert Morrow, MDHendersonville, NC 287911053386383
Common questions
What is James Drake's NPI number?
James Drake's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427582378, issued on Apr 18, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Drake located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 125 Hospital Dr, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777. Phone: (828) 765-4201. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Drake's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2023-01594, 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 Drake prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Drake had 207 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Drake's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.
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.