James A. Goodson, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Sumter, SC
James A. Goodson, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Sumter, South Carolina, and NPI 1689677155, issued on May 27, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 19334, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James A. Goodson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 19334 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 365 W Wesmark Blvd, Sumter, SC 29150
- Phone
- (803) 905-8020
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2024
- Fax
- (803) 905-8025
- Medicaid ID
- T36128 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050118000623); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 365 W Wesmark Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kristin Gay, NCLEC,ABOOptician1932672490
- Gregory King, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1780687269
Verify James A. Goodson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 19334Check 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 ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,592 Medicare Part D claims for 915 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost647 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine502 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate461 claims
- Ofloxacin445 claims
- Lumigan248 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate146 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $412.10
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Stokes Regional Eye CentersFlorence, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James A. Goodson among 329 ophthalmology physician records in South Carolina
James A. Goodson, M.D. is one of 329 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 79% 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, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2002 among the 219 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 207W00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 329 ophthalmology physician records in South Carolina.
All 329 in South Carolina → Every provider in Sumter → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gregory King, M.D.Sumter, SC 291501780687269
- Bethany Bray, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691831222181
- William Clark, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691528057890
- Teresa Fowler, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691497301873
- Adam George, DOWest Columbia, SC 291691649919515
- Manuel Paez Escamilla, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691053873844
- Shail PatelWest Columbia, SC 291691336720499
- John Payne, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691528143021
Common questions
What is James A. Goodson, M.D.'s NPI number?
James A. Goodson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689677155, issued on May 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James A. Goodson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 365 W Wesmark Blvd, Sumter, SC, 29150. Phone: (803) 905-8020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James A. Goodson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 19334, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James A. Goodson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James A. Goodson, M.D. had 3,592 Medicare Part D claims for 915 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James A. Goodson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.