James M. Kempema, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Austin, TX
James M. Kempema, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1235194077, issued on Apr 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas K8247, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James M. Kempema
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- K8247 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 E 15TH St, Austin, TX 78701
- Phone
- (512) 324-7000
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 046512202 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241028002858); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James M. Kempema in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K8247Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $41.68
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- Usacs Community Emergency Services OF Colorado Inc.Denver, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James M. Kempema among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas
James M. Kempema, M.D. is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2013 among the 2,779 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Texas
There are 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Milton Anderson, M.D.Austin, TX 787011912962713
- John Cottey, M.D.Austin, TX 787011194780130
- Patrick Crocker, D.O.Austin, TX 787011184689077
- Megan Hood, MDAustin, TX 787011588638050
- Keith Hurst, D.O.Austin, TX 787011275598393
- William Lindsey, M.D.Austin, TX 787011396700332
- Sharon Long, M.D.Austin, TX 787011720042930
- Orlando Magallanes, M.D.Austin, TX 787011487618526
Common questions
What is James M. Kempema, M.D.'s NPI number?
James M. Kempema, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235194077, issued on Apr 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James M. Kempema, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 E 15TH St, Austin, TX, 78701. Phone: (512) 324-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James M. Kempema, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K8247, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.