NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James William Fordyce, DO

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Hayesville, NC

James William Fordyce, DO is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Hayesville, North Carolina, and NPI 1114915618, issued on Oct 10, 2005. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1114915618
Name
James William Fordyce
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
047318 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
506 NC 69, Hayesville, NC 28904
Phone
(828) 415-1058
Enumerated
Oct 10, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 4, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240506000236); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 1992
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify James William Fordyce in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

204 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 44 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Fordyce204
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam47 claims
  2. Celecoxib36 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen24 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl16 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone15 claims
  6. Cephalexin13 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: $34.41

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bioventus LLC. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Fordyce$34
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

James William Fordyce among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina

James William Fordyce, DO is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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, 80% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Frank Brown, MDAsheville, NC 288051730125550
  2. Paul Cutting, M.D.Asheville, NC 288051619045820
  3. Richard Fellrath, M.D.Asheville, NC 288051881604692
  4. Philip Harry, M.D.Asheville, NC 288051003805359
  5. Milton Lambert, M.D.Asheville, NC 288051790725430
  6. John Lucey, M.D.Asheville, NC 288051932232402
  7. Christopher Nagy, MDAsheville, NC 288051770552630
  8. Troy Schmidt, MDAsheville, NC 288051205802634

Common questions

What is James William Fordyce, DO's NPI number?

James William Fordyce, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114915618, issued on Oct 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James William Fordyce, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 506 NC 69, Hayesville, NC, 28904. Phone: (828) 415-1058. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James William Fordyce, DO's license?

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.

How much does James William Fordyce, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James William Fordyce, DO had 204 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.