James Lipke, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Charleston, SC
James Lipke, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1265476923, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 15067, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Lipke
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 15067 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 418 Folly RD Ste A, Charleston, SC 29412
- Phone
- (843) 795-5362
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 2, 2023
- Medicaid ID
- 150678 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061109000086); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Florida College Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Lipke in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15067Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,518 Medicare Part D claims for 501 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. 234 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium407 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate338 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium246 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium191 claims
- Lisinopril156 claims
- Losartan Potassium147 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: $1,256.58
53 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
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
- Liberty Doctors LLCCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Lipke among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
James Lipke, MD is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
209 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 209 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is James Lipke, MD's NPI number?
James Lipke, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265476923, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Lipke, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 418 Folly RD Ste A, Charleston, SC, 29412. Phone: (843) 795-5362. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Lipke, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 15067, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Lipke, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Lipke, MD had 5,518 Medicare Part D claims for 501 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.