James Paul Lear, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Columbia, MO
James Paul Lear, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Columbia, Missouri, and NPI 1023740974, issued on Jun 29, 2022. Check the license (Missouri 2022037491, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Paul Lear
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 2022037491 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65212
- Phone
- (573) 882-8091
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2022
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Fax
- (573) 884-1902
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221020001177); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Paul Lear in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 2022037491Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
62 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Curators OF The University OF MissouriColumbia, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Paul Lear among 1,790 physician assistant records in Missouri
James Paul Lear, PA-C is one of 1,790 physician assistant records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2022, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 68% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2019 among the 1,250 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
175 physician assistant records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 175 of the 6,004 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,790 physician assistant records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is James Paul Lear, PA-C's NPI number?
James Paul Lear, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023740974, issued on Jun 29, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Paul Lear, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO, 65212. Phone: (573) 882-8091. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Paul Lear, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2022037491, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Paul Lear, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Paul Lear, PA-C had 62 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Paul Lear, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.