James W. Gainer, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Elkins, WV
James W. Gainer, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Elkins, West Virginia, and NPI 1740272475, issued on Aug 18, 2005. Check the license (West Virginia 17867, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James W. Gainer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 17867 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 812 Gorman Ave, Elkins, WV 26241
- Phone
- (304) 637-3894
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 637-3435
- Medicaid ID
- 0054383000 WV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070102000074); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 812 Gorman Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James W. Gainer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 17867Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,356 Medicare Part D claims for 451 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 458 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium327 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium313 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate270 claims
- Omeprazole263 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen259 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate221 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: $32.20
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. 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 one group practice
- Davis Memorial HospitalElkins, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James W. Gainer among 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia
James W. Gainer, M.D. is one of 1,122 family medicine physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2006 among the 702 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 48% 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 West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Elkins
They are 16 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Elkins, and 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia.
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- Matthew Cupp, MDElkins, WV 262411457442709
- William Dalton, MDElkins, WV 262411235146119
- David Facello, DOElkins, WV 262411649498080
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Common questions
What is James W. Gainer, M.D.'s NPI number?
James W. Gainer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740272475, issued on Aug 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James W. Gainer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 812 Gorman Ave, Elkins, WV, 26241. Phone: (304) 637-3894. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James W. Gainer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 17867, 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 W. Gainer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James W. Gainer, M.D. had 8,356 Medicare Part D claims for 451 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.