James Thelbert Fields, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Columbia, SC
James Thelbert Fields, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1023087277, issued on Mar 17, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 24827, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Thelbert Fields
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 24827 SC
MD-2013-0292 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 320, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 434-6771
- Enumerated
- Mar 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 18, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 248271 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060928000075); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 320
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Thelbert Fields in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 24827Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
196 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa12 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: $80.85
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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 2 group practices
- Mcleod Regional Medical Center OF The Pee Dee IncFlorence, SC
- Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Thelbert Fields among 470 hospitalist physician records in South Carolina
James Thelbert Fields, MD is one of 470 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 93% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2011 among the 409 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 470 hospitalist physician records in South Carolina.
All 470 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Ballou, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031659400943
- Belgin Camcioglu, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031871786574
- Peter Carnohan, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031487659660
- Anton Clemmons, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031225163454
- Brian Hurley, MDColumbia, SC 292031346201365
- Jimmy Joye, MDColumbia, SC 292031871552695
- William Lindsey, MDColumbia, SC 292031669413357
- Amy Lucas, MDColumbia, SC 292031629006770
Common questions
What is James Thelbert Fields, MD's NPI number?
James Thelbert Fields, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023087277, issued on Mar 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Thelbert Fields, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 320, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-6771. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Thelbert Fields, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 24827, 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 Thelbert Fields, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Thelbert Fields, MD had 196 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.