James Lee Knepler, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Tucson, AZ
James Lee Knepler, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1336105311, issued on Apr 26, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 44597, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Lee Knepler
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- 44597 AZ
35-069480 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85724
- Phone
- (520) 626-6114
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 200346020 IN
64088032 KY
2509066 OH - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110721000012); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Lee Knepler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 44597Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
362 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin53 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta49 claims
- Prednisone44 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa42 claims
- Spiriva Respimat19 claims
- Advair Hfa13 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): 97.6 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: $1,952.52
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Banner-University Medical GroupTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Lee Knepler among 285 pulmonary disease physician records in Arizona
James Lee Knepler, M.D. is one of 285 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 84% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 1998 among the 202 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Arizona
There are 285 pulmonary disease physician records in Arizona.
All 285 in Arizona → Every provider in Tucson → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Billie Bixby, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857241770801938
- John Bloom, MDTucson, AZ 857241659343390
- Sammy Campbell, MDTucson, AZ 857241023081288
- Ahmed Tammer El-Aini, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857241942407101
- Martha Gallegos, MDTucson, AZ 857241427686013
- Steven Knoper, MDTucson, AZ 857241427157718
- Kenneth Knox, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857241154386118
- Sooraj Kumar, MBBSTucson, AZ 857241255824363
Common questions
What is James Lee Knepler, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Lee Knepler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336105311, issued on Apr 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Lee Knepler, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85724. Phone: (520) 626-6114. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Lee Knepler, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 44597, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Lee Knepler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Lee Knepler, M.D. had 362 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Lee Knepler, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.