James Richard Liffrig, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Whispering Pines, NC
James Richard Liffrig, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Whispering Pines, North Carolina, and NPI 1508937970, issued on Nov 10, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9400899, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Richard Liffrig
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 9400899 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7473-C Hwy 22, Whispering Pines, NC 28327
- Phone
- (910) 215-5100
- Enumerated
- Nov 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 215-5114
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101120000006); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7473-C Hwy 22
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Constantine Pappamihiel, PA-CPhysician Assistant1730155011
- Courtney Pearson, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1619219862
Verify James Richard Liffrig in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9400899Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
825 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium72 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate58 claims
- Lisinopril54 claims
- Losartan Potassium47 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium29 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium28 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): 88.7 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 2 group practices
- Fhpg LLCTroy, NC
- Mcpc-8 LLCWhispering Pines, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Richard Liffrig among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
James Richard Liffrig, 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Whispering Pines
They are 3 of the 60 NPPES records with a practice address in Whispering Pines, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Leonard, M.D.Carthage, NC 283271194728949
- Courtney Pearson, M.D.Whispering Pines, NC 283271619219862
- Bryan Stepanenko, MD, MPH, FAAFPWhispering Pines, NC 283271598147118
- Elizabeth Bryan, M.D., P.A.Clinton, NC 283281346244977
- Susie Fitzgerald, DOClinton, NC 283281902867179
- Michael Galletti, D.O.Clinton, NC 283281649214081
- John Newton, MDClinton, NC 283281417985789
- Gilbert Palmer, MDClinton, NC 283281811933781
Common questions
What is James Richard Liffrig, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Richard Liffrig, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508937970, issued on Nov 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Richard Liffrig, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7473-C Hwy 22, Whispering Pines, NC, 28327. Phone: (910) 215-5100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Richard Liffrig, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9400899, 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 Richard Liffrig, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Richard Liffrig, M.D. had 825 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Richard Liffrig, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.7 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.