James Gregory Kaufmann, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Salisbury, NC
James Gregory Kaufmann, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Salisbury, North Carolina, and NPI 1083693527, issued on Jan 12, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 33385, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Gregory Kaufmann
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 33385 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 530 Corporate Circle, Salisbury, NC 28147
- Phone
- (704) 637-0158
- Enumerated
- Jan 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2024
- Fax
- (704) 637-7710
- Medicaid IDs
- 7947850 NC
Q33385 SC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100804000803); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 530 Corporate Circle
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Gregory Kaufmann in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 33385Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,145 Medicare Part D claims for 295 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost352 claims
- Restasis113 claims
- Lumigan78 claims
- Timolol Maleate74 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth70 claims
- Erythromycin55 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): 95.4 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $375.31
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 one group practice
- Charlotte Eye Ear Nose And Throat Associates PASalisbury, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Gregory Kaufmann among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
James Gregory Kaufmann, MD is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2006, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
All 688 in North Carolina → Every provider in Salisbury → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alexander Barnes, MDSalisbury, NC 281471538587936
- John Reynolds, M.D.Salisbury, NC 281471235118761
- Donald Bergsma, M.D.Salisbury, NC 281441326052234
- Stephen Bogan, M.D.Shelby, NC 281501942286018
- Nancy Cline, MDShelby, NC 281501093791352
- Frank Hannah, M.D.Shelby, NC 281501215941810
- Alexandra Pietraszkiewicz, MDPineville, NC 281341952964124
- Lee WileyPineville, NC 281341518351493
Common questions
What is James Gregory Kaufmann, MD's NPI number?
James Gregory Kaufmann, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083693527, issued on Jan 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Gregory Kaufmann, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 530 Corporate Circle, Salisbury, NC, 28147. Phone: (704) 637-0158. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Gregory Kaufmann, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 33385, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Gregory Kaufmann, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Gregory Kaufmann, MD had 1,145 Medicare Part D claims for 295 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Gregory Kaufmann, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 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.