James Lealand Fritzsche, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Memphis, TN
James Lealand Fritzsche, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1104867423, issued on Jun 9, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 16897, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Lealand Fritzsche
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 16897 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6019 Walnut Grove RD, Memphis, TN 38120
- Phone
- (901) 226-5000
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 5, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 00117890 MS
3835692 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040614000698); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Lealand Fritzsche in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 16897Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
531 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass113 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl93 claims
- Methylprednisolone46 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium38 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa35 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl31 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Methodist South Emergency Physicians, PLLCMemphis, TN
- Methodist University Emergency Physicians PLLCMemphis, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Lealand Fritzsche among 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee
James Lealand Fritzsche, MD is one of 1,174 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 83% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2012 among the 667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
134 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Memphis
They are 134 of the 12,794 NPPES records with a practice address in Memphis, and 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is James Lealand Fritzsche, MD's NPI number?
James Lealand Fritzsche, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104867423, issued on Jun 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Lealand Fritzsche, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6019 Walnut Grove RD, Memphis, TN, 38120. Phone: (901) 226-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Lealand Fritzsche, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 16897, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Lealand Fritzsche, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Lealand Fritzsche, MD had 531 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.