James R. Kirkland, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Columbia, SC
James R. Kirkland, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1780600296, issued on Jul 15, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 19611, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James R. Kirkland
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 19611 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 914 Richland St, Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone
- (803) 799-9966
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 914 Richland St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Randi Garner, M.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1699007351
- Shelley McGeorge, PHDMarriage & Family Therapist1013958826
- Georgeann Ramsay, LISW CPClinical Social Worker1568542348
Verify James R. Kirkland in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 19611Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
935 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam139 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine89 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate69 claims
- Trazodone Hcl63 claims
- Bupropion Xl57 claims
- Lorazepam43 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: $278.37
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
James R. Kirkland among 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina
James R. Kirkland, M.D. is one of 891 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 67% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 41% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 52% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
171 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 171 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lauren Barron, MDColumbia, SC 292011508151358
- Balbir Coshal, M.D.Columbia, SC 292011639123821
- David Downie, MDColumbia, SC 292011629001516
- Todd Engles, MDColumbia, SC 292011316912017
- Sabi IllangakoonColumbia, SC 292011275578833
- Edward Kendall, M.D.Columbia, SC 292011861406027
- Deborah Leverette, MD MPHColumbia, SC 292011073619847
- Timothy Malone, MDColumbia, SC 292011225008832
Common questions
What is James R. Kirkland, M.D.'s NPI number?
James R. Kirkland, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780600296, issued on Jul 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James R. Kirkland, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 914 Richland St, Columbia, SC, 29201. Phone: (803) 799-9966. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James R. Kirkland, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 19611, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James R. Kirkland, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James R. Kirkland, M.D. had 935 Medicare Part D claims for 56 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.