James Donald Knowles, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Durham, NC
James Donald Knowles, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1447870803, issued on Apr 25, 2020. Check the license (North Carolina 2022-00756, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Donald Knowles
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 2022-00756 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5221 Oakbrook Dr, Durham, NC 27713
- Phone
- (503) 260-0874
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2020
- Record last updated
- May 23, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251007001636); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Donald Knowles in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2022-00756Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF North Carolina AT Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Donald Knowles among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina
James Donald Knowles, MD is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 53% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
209 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Durham
They are 209 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.
All 1,725 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
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- Lucile Clotfelter, M.D.Durham, NC 277131407962228
- Matthew Conner, MDDurham, NC 277131184899395
- Richard Frachtling, M.D.Durham, NC 277131972691285
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- Carol Gibbs, MDDurham, NC 277131174606917
Common questions
What is James Donald Knowles, MD's NPI number?
James Donald Knowles, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447870803, issued on Apr 25, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Donald Knowles, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5221 Oakbrook Dr, Durham, NC, 27713. Phone: (503) 260-0874. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Donald Knowles, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2022-00756, 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.
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.