NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Lee Jacobson, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Burlington, VT

James Lee Jacobson, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Burlington, Vermont, and NPI 1518987619, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license (Vermont 0420010031, as entered in NPPES) on the Vermont Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518987619
Name
James Lee Jacobson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
0420010031 VT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 S Prospect St, Burlington, VT 05401
Phone
(802) 847-4560
Enumerated
Jul 20, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(802) 847-8747
Medicaid IDs
0VN2314 VT
02087332 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081105000815); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1979
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1 S Prospect St

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

  1. Margaret Aitken, ANP-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1851644579
  2. Naveen AlamInternal Medicine Physician1497914402
  3. Matthew Albaugh, PHDClinical Psychologist1538724562
  4. Robert Althoff, MD PHDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1275514713
  5. Ennio Ammendola, PHDCounseling Psychologist1336028661
  6. Hillary Anderson, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1467983312

Verify James Lee Jacobson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVermont Board of Medical Practice
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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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41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

592 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.

  1. James Jacobson592
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam72 claims
  2. Lithium Carbonate Er41 claims
  3. Ziprasidone Hcl37 claims
  4. Olanzapine31 claims
  5. Sertraline Hcl31 claims
  6. Bupropion Xl28 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $23.19

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Jacobson$23.19
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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. University OF Vermont Medical Center IncBurlington, VT

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

James Lee Jacobson among 203 psychiatry physician records in Vermont

James Lee Jacobson, M.D. is one of 203 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Vermont. 62% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
  • Graduated1979 · median 2005 among the 97 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Vermont practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

67 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Burlington

They are 67 of the 3,455 NPPES records with a practice address in Burlington, and 203 psychiatry physician records in Vermont.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Bernstein, M.D.Burlington, VT 054011083632137
  2. Megan Brennan, M.D.Burlington, VT 054011346274198
  3. David Fassler, M.D.Burlington, VT 054011275558702
  4. John Helzer, M.D.Burlington, VT 054011811910961
  5. Suzanne Kennedy, M.D.Burlington, VT 054011871512905
  6. Donna Kiley, M.D.Burlington, VT 054011316960198
  7. Harvey Klein, MDBurlington, VT 054011174521736
  8. Judith Lewis, MDBurlington, VT 054011013939925

Common questions

What is James Lee Jacobson, M.D.'s NPI number?

James Lee Jacobson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518987619, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Lee Jacobson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 S Prospect St, Burlington, VT, 05401. Phone: (802) 847-4560. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Lee Jacobson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Vermont license number 0420010031, as entered by the provider. Search the Vermont Board of Medical Practice at https://www.healthvermont.gov/systems/board-medical-practice. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James Lee Jacobson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Lee Jacobson, M.D. had 592 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.