James A. Durden, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Georgetown, SC
James A. Durden, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Georgetown, South Carolina, and NPI 1699352310, issued on Mar 27, 2021. Check the license (South Carolina 92132, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James A. Durden
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 92132 SC
MD.45009 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 606 Black River RD, Georgetown, SC 29440
- Phone
- (843) 527-7000
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2021
- Record last updated
- Nov 21, 2025
- Fax
- (843) 520-8403
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240613004372); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James A. Durden in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 92132Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
188 Medicare Part D claims for 139 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. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt20 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl12 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 claims
- Cephalexin11 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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: $35.34
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Georgetown Memorial HospitalGeorgetown, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James A. Durden among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina
James A. Durden, MD is one of 1,244 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 83% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2012 among the 752 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207P00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Georgetown
They are 18 of the 375 NPPES records with a practice address in Georgetown, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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- Jay Johnson, DOGeorgetown, SC 294401265626006
- John Manning, M.D.Georgetown, SC 294401619979192
- Eugene Mayeaux, M.D.Georgetown, SC 294401780685966
- Lamberto Paragas, M.D.Georgetown, SC 294401194727057
Common questions
What is James A. Durden, MD's NPI number?
James A. Durden, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699352310, issued on Mar 27, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James A. Durden, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 606 Black River RD, Georgetown, SC, 29440. Phone: (843) 527-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James A. Durden, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 92132, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James A. Durden, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James A. Durden, MD had 188 Medicare Part D claims for 139 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.