James Howard Early, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Black Mountain, NC
James Howard Early, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Black Mountain, North Carolina, and NPI 1346280807, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200201456, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- James Howard Early
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 200201456 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 997 Old US Hwy 70 W Ste A, Black Mountain, NC 28711
- Phone
- (828) 298-7981
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 298-6010
- Medicaid ID
- 891324G NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Howard Early in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200201456Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
James Howard Early among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
James Howard Early, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Black Mountain
They are 9 of the 251 NPPES records with a practice address in Black Mountain, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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Common questions
What is James Howard Early, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Howard Early, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346280807, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Howard Early, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 997 Old US Hwy 70 W Ste A, Black Mountain, NC, 28711. Phone: (828) 298-7981. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Howard Early, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200201456, 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.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.