NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Jackson, D.O.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Lake Charles, LA

James Jackson, D.O. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1356720122, issued on May 26, 2015. Check the license (Louisiana 327406, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1356720122
Name
James Jackson
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
327406 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4345 Nelson RD Ste 101, Lake Charles, LA 70605
Phone
(337) 480-7942
Enumerated
May 26, 2015
Record last updated
Apr 27, 2022
Fax
(337) 480-7964
Medicaid ID
2571281 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210825003343); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Nova Southeastern College Of Osteo Medicine, 2015
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 4345 Nelson RD Ste 101

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

  1. Carlee Carroll, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1710527650
  2. Morgan Lejeune, APRN-CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1538786132
  3. Jacob Theriot, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1548871577
  4. Colby Thibodeaux, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1912539115

Verify James Jackson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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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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84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

54 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Jackson54
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 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): 92.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $4,154.70

36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Jackson$4,155
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. Lake Charles Medical Services Orthopedics Associates LLCLake Charles, LA

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

James Jackson among 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana

James Jackson, D.O. is one of 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 89% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2001 among the 213 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 207X00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Bernauer, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051235211095
  2. Kipp Cryar, MDLake Charles, LA 706051982023727
  3. David Drez, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051912957044
  4. Stephen Flood, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051427130186
  5. Jonathan Foret, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051538365994
  6. Michael Garitty, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051962815332
  7. Steven Hale, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051205059763
  8. Michael Hinton, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051265484539

Common questions

What is James Jackson, D.O.'s NPI number?

James Jackson, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356720122, issued on May 26, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Jackson, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4345 Nelson RD Ste 101, Lake Charles, LA, 70605. Phone: (337) 480-7942. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Jackson, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 327406, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James Jackson, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Jackson, D.O. had 54 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is James Jackson, D.O.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.3 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.