NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Duncan Ladd, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC

James Duncan Ladd, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1790771244, issued on Sep 21, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 39293, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1790771244
Name
James Duncan Ladd
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
39293 NC
108921 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
147 Asheland Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone
(828) 258-1188
Enumerated
Sep 21, 2005
Record last updated
Feb 3, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(828) 251-1801
Medicaid ID
8950522 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100212000257); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1983
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 147 Asheland Avenue

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. James Andrews, M. D.Family Medicine Physician1982690129
  2. Thomas Rennard, M. D.Family Medicine Physician1346236809
  3. Lucian Rice, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1073505095
  4. William Thrash, M. D.Family Medicine Physician1831182021

Verify James Duncan Ladd in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

9,539 Medicare Part D claims for 488 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 354 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Ladd9,539
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium429 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium392 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate365 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium332 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide252 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium241 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: $1,203.64

71 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Ladd$1,203.64
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Biltmore Medical Associates PAAsheville, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

James Duncan Ladd among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina

James Duncan Ladd, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

243 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Asheville

They are 243 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Andrews, M. D.Asheville, NC 288011982690129
  2. Eileen Caquias-Gonzalez, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011609862010
  3. Patrick Contino, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011952393324
  4. John Corder, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011154300820
  5. John Dean, MDAsheville, NC 288011568455665
  6. Karen Dedman, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011023080454
  7. Jose Gonzalez, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011457347627
  8. Gary Lamson, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011245219567

Common questions

What is James Duncan Ladd, M.D.'s NPI number?

James Duncan Ladd, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790771244, issued on Sep 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Duncan Ladd, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 147 Asheland Avenue, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 258-1188. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Duncan Ladd, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 39293, 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.

How much does James Duncan Ladd, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Duncan Ladd, M.D. had 9,539 Medicare Part D claims for 488 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.