James M. Grimes, PA
Surgical Physician Assistant · Columbia, SC
James M. Grimes, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1750412607, issued on Mar 9, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 1168, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James M. Grimes
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 1168 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 400, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 765-0871
- Enumerated
- Mar 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 25, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 765-9215
- Medicaid ID
- 0539PA SC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 8 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 400
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James M. Grimes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 1168Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $147.51
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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.
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in South Carolina
There are 295 surgical physician assistant records in South Carolina.
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- Germaine Aprill, PA-CCharleston, SC1033468434
- Jack Arthur, PA-CSpartanburg, SC1922763069
- Sean Baker, PA-CGreenville, SC1184377731
- Heather Baldassarri, PA-CConway, SC1366996241
Common questions
What is James M. Grimes, PA's NPI number?
James M. Grimes, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750412607, issued on Mar 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James M. Grimes, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 400, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 765-0871. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James M. Grimes, PA's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1168, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James M. Grimes, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James M. Grimes, PA had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James M. Grimes, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.