James I. Koola, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Torrington, CT
James I. Koola, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Torrington, Connecticut, and NPI 1609257757, issued on Jun 15, 2015. Check the license (Connecticut 056940, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James I. Koola
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 056940 CT
56940 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 540 Litchfield St, Torrington, CT 06790
- Phone
- (860) 496-6557
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2015
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200323003135); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 540 Litchfield St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Allison Arnista, PA-CPhysician Assistant1689534257
Verify James I. Koola in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 056940Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
47 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 97.3 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: $33.09
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Griffin Faculty Physicians IncDerby, CT
- The Hospital OF Central Connecticut AT New Britain General And BradleyNew Britain, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James I. Koola among 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut
James I. Koola, MD is one of 2,623 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 1,646 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Torrington
They are 25 of the 824 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrington, and 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut.
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Common questions
What is James I. Koola, MD's NPI number?
James I. Koola, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609257757, issued on Jun 15, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James I. Koola, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 540 Litchfield St, Torrington, CT, 06790. Phone: (860) 496-6557. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James I. Koola, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 056940, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James I. Koola, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James I. Koola, MD had 47 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James I. Koola, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.3 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.