James Richard Herman, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC
James Richard Herman, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1396858858, issued on Aug 17, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 12540, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Richard Herman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 12540 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1701 Devonshire Dr, Columbia, SC 29204
- Phone
- (803) 254-2800
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 1, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 254-2890
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Richard Herman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 12540Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
810 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium91 claims
- Ezetimibe67 claims
- Omeprazole42 claims
- Chlorthalidone39 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate37 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium35 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): 21.5 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).
James Richard Herman among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
James Richard Herman, MD is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 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 207R00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
269 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 269 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is James Richard Herman, MD's NPI number?
James Richard Herman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396858858, issued on Aug 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Richard Herman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1701 Devonshire Dr, Columbia, SC, 29204. Phone: (803) 254-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Richard Herman, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 12540, 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 Richard Herman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Richard Herman, MD had 810 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Richard Herman, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 21.5 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.