NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James L. Fernau, MD

Plastic Surgery Physician · Huntington, WV

James L. Fernau, MD is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Huntington, West Virginia, and NPI 1043209687, issued on Oct 17, 2005. Check the license (West Virginia 17547, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043209687
Name
James L. Fernau
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
License numbers
17547 WV
MD040888E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3246 US Route 60, Huntington, WV 25705
Phone
(304) 691-8910
Enumerated
Oct 17, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 16, 2025
Fax
(304) 691-1860
Medicaid IDs
0100698000 WV
0134143 OH
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3246 US Route 60

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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Verify James L. Fernau in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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94% more Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024

180 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Fernau180
  2. Specialty average93

Most prescribed

  1. Mupirocin24 claims
  2. Methylprednisolone20 claims
  3. Celecoxib15 claims
  4. Cephalexin15 claims
  5. Ondansetron Odt13 claims
  6. Azithromycin12 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: $433.69

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Fernau$433.69
  2. Specialty average$5,316.31

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

James L. Fernau among 22 plastic surgery physician records in West Virginia

James L. Fernau, MD is one of 22 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 77% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic Surgery Physician providers in West Virginia

There are 22 plastic surgery physician records in West Virginia.

The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Adel Faltaous, MDHuntington, WV 257051174582423
  2. Stephen Miller, MDHuntington, WV 257051336194935
  3. Michael Spindel, M.D.Huntington, WV 257021801924832
  4. Jean-Michel Hyacinthe, MDBeckley, WV 258011770577280
  5. Amabile Milano, MDBeckley, WV 258011689651424
  6. Mohamed Barry, M.DMartinsburg, WV 254041255508883
  7. Ryan Konik, M.D.Glen Dale, WV 260381396124996
  8. Theodore Jackson, M.D.Charleston, WV 253011942294376

Common questions

What is James L. Fernau, MD's NPI number?

James L. Fernau, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043209687, issued on Oct 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James L. Fernau, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3246 US Route 60, Huntington, WV, 25705. Phone: (304) 691-8910. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James L. Fernau, MD's license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 17547, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James L. Fernau, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James L. Fernau, MD had 180 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.