NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Ryan Head, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Medical Physician Assistant · Camp Lejeune, NC

James Ryan Head, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and NPI 1447360201, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 1183, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1447360201
Name
James Ryan Head
Credential
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
1183 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 Brewster Blvd, Camp Lejeune, NC 28547
Phone
(910) 450-4159
Enumerated
Aug 30, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 25, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(910) 450-4194
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161018001950); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 100 Brewster Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Amanda Abrams, CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKSocial Worker1891644241
  2. Rachel Ackerman, PHARM DPharmacist1568765717
  3. Christopher Acosta, DOMilitary Health Care Provider1538019054
  4. Joseph Adamchak, DPT, ATCOrthopedic Physical Therapist1699931931
  5. Julia AdamsolsonClinical Social Worker1366218455
  6. Ifeyinwa Ajumobi, PAPhysician Assistant1790224079

Verify James Ryan Head in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

312 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 36 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Head312
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone35 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass27 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt26 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
  5. Cefpodoxime Proxetil22 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate21 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: $21.33

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Head$21.33
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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

  1. Wake Forest Emergency ProvidersBurlington, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

James Ryan Head among 1,352 medical physician assistant records in North Carolina

James Ryan Head, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT is one of 1,352 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 68% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2013 among the 663 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 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 363AM0700X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in North Carolina

There are 1,352 medical physician assistant records in North Carolina.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jeffrey Fortier, PACamp Lejeune, NC 285471477712982
  2. Timothy McVeigh, PA-C, MPASCamp Lejeune, NC 285471619297793
  3. Michael Michelli, PA-CCamp Lejeune, NC 285471689648644
  4. Angela Nipper, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTCamp Lejeune, NC 285471902870538
  5. Larry Payton, PA-CCamp Lejeune, NC 285471346468238
  6. Megan Boriotti, PA-CJacksonville, NC 285461780422477
  7. Margaret Buglisi, PA-CJacksonville, NC 285461992910590
  8. Adella Cobbs, PA-CJacksonville, NC 285461659914323

Common questions

What is James Ryan Head, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's NPI number?

James Ryan Head, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447360201, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Ryan Head, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Brewster Blvd, Camp Lejeune, NC, 28547. Phone: (910) 450-4159. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Ryan Head, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1183, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does James Ryan Head, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Ryan Head, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT had 312 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is James Ryan Head, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT'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.