James B. Gleason, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Newport, RI
James B. Gleason, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Newport, Rhode Island, and NPI 1255398129, issued on Apr 26, 2006. Check the license (Rhode Island MD08520, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James B. Gleason
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- MD08520 RI
203549 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11 Friendship St, Newport, RI 02840
- Phone
- (401) 845-1593
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 12, 2026
- Fax
- (401) 847-0650
- Medicaid IDs
- 7003752 RI
110062096A MA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100608000425); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James B. Gleason in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
Search for license MD08520Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
122 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate14 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa13 claims
- Ondansetron Odt13 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
- Emergency Care Services OF New England PCProvidence, RI
- Lifespan Physician Group OF Massachusetts IncTaunton, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James B. Gleason among 418 emergency medicine physician records in Rhode Island
James B. Gleason, MD is one of 418 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2012 among the 264 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 46% 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 Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Newport
They are 9 of the 542 NPPES records with a practice address in Newport, and 418 emergency medicine physician records in Rhode Island.
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- Mark Muetterties, MDNewport, RI 028401184681082
- Gita Pensa, MDNewport, RI 028401447216379
- Stuart Spitalnic, MDNewport, RI 028401396702205
- Charles Stengel, MDNewport, RI 028401093771404
- Keri Tilman, MDNewport, RI 028401740201854
Common questions
What is James B. Gleason, MD's NPI number?
James B. Gleason, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255398129, issued on Apr 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James B. Gleason, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11 Friendship St, Newport, RI, 02840. Phone: (401) 845-1593. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James B. Gleason, MD's license?
NPPES lists Rhode Island license number MD08520, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James B. Gleason, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James B. Gleason, MD had 122 Medicare Part D claims for 86 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.