James Alister Knauer, PAC
Physician Assistant · Clinton Township, MI
James Alister Knauer, PAC is a physician assistant with a practice address in Clinton Township, Michigan, and NPI 1861445488, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 5601003879, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Alister Knauer
- Credential
- PAC
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 5601003879 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15855 Nineteen Mile RD, Clinton Township, MI 48038
- Phone
- (586) 263-2601
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 16, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040116000449); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 15855 Nineteen Mile RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amber Budzinski, PACPhysician Assistant1679808653
- Nicole Faulkner, D.O.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1992166656
Verify James Alister Knauer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 5601003879Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
4,493 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate345 claims
- Alprazolam285 claims
- Trazodone Hcl270 claims
- Clonazepam233 claims
- Sertraline Hcl185 claims
- Divalproex Sodium148 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: $3,257.45
159 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Pure Psychiatry OF Michigan PLLCWayne, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Alister Knauer among 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan
James Alister Knauer, PAC is one of 6,989 physician assistant records with a practice address in Michigan. 82% 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, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2017 among the 4,739 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
55 physician assistant records list a practice address in Clinton Township
They are 55 of the 2,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Clinton Township, and 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan.
All 6,989 in Michigan → Every provider in Clinton Township → Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amber Budzinski, PACClinton Township, MI 480381679808653
- Jason Champine, P.A.-CClinton Township, MI 480381902134430
- Lauren Groves, P.A.-C.Clinton Twp, MI 480381417972613
- Kelly Holmes, PA-CClinton Twp, MI 480381952317281
- Angela Ianitelli, PA-CClinton Township, MI 480381457418154
- Charles Larnard, PA-CClinton Twp, MI 480381700094877
- Timothy Leicht, PA-CClinton Twp, MI 480381831472067
- Paul Meek, PA-CClinton Township, MI 480381790744431
Common questions
What is James Alister Knauer, PAC's NPI number?
James Alister Knauer, PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861445488, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Alister Knauer, PAC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15855 Nineteen Mile RD, Clinton Township, MI, 48038. Phone: (586) 263-2601. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Alister Knauer, PAC's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5601003879, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Alister Knauer, PAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Alister Knauer, PAC had 4,493 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.