James Kent Earel, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Bettendorf, IA
James Kent Earel, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Bettendorf, Iowa, and NPI 1144486622, issued on Aug 4, 2008. Check the license (Iowa 001934, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Kent Earel
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 001934 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5250 Competition Drive, Bettendorf, IA 52722
- Phone
- (563) 322-0971
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2026
- Fax
- (563) 324-0615
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150708002127); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Kent Earel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 001934Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
608 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 215 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen189 claims
- Meloxicam185 claims
- Ondansetron Odt106 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl37 claims
- Gabapentin31 claims
- Tramadol Hcl16 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: $88.79
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Ora Orthopedics PCBettendorf, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Kent Earel among 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa
James Kent Earel, PA-C is one of 1,525 physician assistant records with a practice address in Iowa. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 31% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 31% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2017 among the 1,053 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
37 physician assistant records list a practice address in Bettendorf
They are 37 of the 761 NPPES records with a practice address in Bettendorf, and 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is James Kent Earel, PA-C's NPI number?
James Kent Earel, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144486622, issued on Aug 4, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Kent Earel, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5250 Competition Drive, Bettendorf, IA, 52722. Phone: (563) 322-0971. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Kent Earel, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 001934, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Kent Earel, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Kent Earel, PA-C had 608 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.