James Kohler, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Ames, IA
James Kohler, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Ames, Iowa, and NPI 1740772417, issued on May 30, 2018. Check the license (Iowa MD-52862, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Kohler
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- MD-52862 IA
R-11174 IA
82012 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1215 Duff Ave, Ames, IA 50010
- Phone
- (515) 239-4475
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2018
- Record last updated
- Nov 19, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240801001449); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Kohler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-52862Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
152 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 35 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin41 claims
- Meloxicam31 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl22 claims
- Celecoxib14 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl13 claims
- Dexamethasone11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $566.48
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Mcfarland Clinic PCAmes, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Kohler among 257 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Iowa
James Kohler, MD is one of 257 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 151 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Iowa
There are 257 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Iowa.
All 257 in Iowa → Every provider in Ames → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Buck, M.D.Ames, IA 500101366439796
- James Friederich, M.D.Ames, IA 500101295723302
- Thomas Greenwald, M.D.Ames, IA 500101497743314
- Andrew Olswing, DOAmes, IA 500101952695231
- David Sneller, M.D.Ames, IA 500101265413678
- Michael Stefl, MDAmes, IA 500101275943334
- Bryan Warme, MDAmes, IA 500101598973885
- Jeffrey Bannister, DOAnkeny, IA 500211144671967
Common questions
What is James Kohler, MD's NPI number?
James Kohler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740772417, issued on May 30, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Kohler, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1215 Duff Ave, Ames, IA, 50010. Phone: (515) 239-4475. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Kohler, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-52862, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Kohler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Kohler, MD had 152 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Kohler, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.