James M. Isbell, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · New York, NY
James M. Isbell, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1679620553, issued on Jan 4, 2007. Check the license (New York 283285, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James M. Isbell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 283285 NY
0101247196 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10065
- Phone
- (212) 639-6247
- Enumerated
- Jan 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 25, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1679620553 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160506000231); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1275 York Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James M. Isbell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 283285Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $6,874.14
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was AstraZeneca UK Limited. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 3 group practices
- Memorial Anesthesiology GroupNew York, NY
- Msk HarrisonWest Harrison, NY
- Mskcc Surgery GroupNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James M. Isbell among 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New York
James M. Isbell, M.D. is one of 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in New York. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 1999 among the 294 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in New York
There are 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is James M. Isbell, M.D.'s NPI number?
James M. Isbell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679620553, issued on Jan 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James M. Isbell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1275 York Ave, New York, NY, 10065. Phone: (212) 639-6247. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James M. Isbell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 283285, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is James M. Isbell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.