James M. Fretwell, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Longmont, CO
James M. Fretwell, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Longmont, Colorado, and NPI 1053331603, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 35951, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James M. Fretwell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 35951 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 205 S Main St Ste B, Longmont, CO 80501
- Phone
- (303) 772-6244
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2022
- Fax
- (303) 702-1623
- Medicaid ID
- 01359512 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100811001037); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northeastern Ohio University College Of Medicine, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James M. Fretwell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 35951Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,524 Medicare Part D claims for 574 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 243 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium551 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium391 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium317 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate262 claims
- Lisinopril226 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl202 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: $103.72
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Banner Fort Collins Pcp LLCLongmont, CO
- Vmd Primary Providers Colorado IncLongmont, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James M. Fretwell among 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado
James M. Fretwell, M.D. is one of 3,563 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 76% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2008 among the 2,077 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 58% 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 Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
73 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Longmont
They are 73 of the 2,381 NPPES records with a practice address in Longmont, and 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is James M. Fretwell, M.D.'s NPI number?
James M. Fretwell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053331603, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James M. Fretwell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 205 S Main St Ste B, Longmont, CO, 80501. Phone: (303) 772-6244. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James M. Fretwell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 35951, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James M. Fretwell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James M. Fretwell, M.D. had 7,524 Medicare Part D claims for 574 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.