James Stephen Ellis, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Macon, GA
James Stephen Ellis, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Macon, Georgia, and NPI 1962435800, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 03413, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Stephen Ellis
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 03413 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 626 1St St, Macon, GA 31201
- Phone
- (478) 743-4666
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (478) 743-4740
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100430000598); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 626 1St St
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Verify James Stephen Ellis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 03413Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
639 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost274 claims
- Timolol Maleate118 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone40 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate24 claims
- Lumigan24 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth21 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $52.08
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Vision Eye GroupMacon, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Stephen Ellis among 537 ophthalmology physician records in Georgia
James Stephen Ellis, M.D. is one of 537 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% 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 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2001 among the 368 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Georgia
There are 537 ophthalmology physician records in Georgia.
All 537 in Georgia → Every provider in Macon → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Boone, DOMacon, GA 312011093798753
- John Ervin, M.D.Macon, GA 312011730153099
- William Jarrard, M.D.Macon, GA 312011508884107
- Joseph Jones, MDMacon, GA 312011417933979
- Spencer Maddox, M.D.Macon, GA 312011356315766
- Joe McLendon, M.D.Macon, GA 312011275566127
- Malcolm Moore, M.D.Macon, GA 312011629041322
- Homer Nelson, MDMacon, GA 312011619127560
Common questions
What is James Stephen Ellis, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Stephen Ellis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962435800, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Stephen Ellis, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 626 1St St, Macon, GA, 31201. Phone: (478) 743-4666. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Stephen Ellis, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 03413, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Stephen Ellis, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Stephen Ellis, M.D. had 639 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Stephen Ellis, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.