NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Walter Long, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Oklahoma City, OK

James Walter Long, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and NPI 1518906742, issued on Jun 5, 2006. Check the license (Oklahoma 26154, as entered in NPPES) on the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518906742
Name
James Walter Long
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
26154 OK
1819031205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3400 NW Expressway, Oklahoma City, OK 73112
Phone
(405) 713-9900
Enumerated
Jun 5, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 5, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(405) 713-9920
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3400 NW Expressway

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  4. Aline Brown, MDInfectious Disease Physician1871594879
  5. Bradley Burget, MDInternal Medicine Physician1043531106
  6. Amy Dedeke, MDRheumatology Physician1295875300

Verify James Walter Long in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score83.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%52.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $391,336.40

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was BrioHealth Solutions, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Long$391,336
  2. Specialty average$7,829

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

James Walter Long among 51 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Oklahoma

James Walter Long, MD is one of 51 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Oklahoma. 84% 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 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 73% of these records are
  • Record last updated2017 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Oklahoma practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Oklahoma

There are 51 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Oklahoma.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marshall Bell, M.D.Oklahoma City, OK 731121861635898
  2. Victoria Brooks, PA-COklahoma City, OK 731121306352521
  3. Charles Elkins, MDOklahoma City, OK 731121790789345
  4. Daniel Freno, M.D.Oklahoma City, OK 731121700129772
  5. Paul Kanaly, MDOklahoma City, OK 731121891799813
  6. David Vanhooser, MDOklahoma City, OK 731121649279779
  7. Robert Archer, DOOklahoma City, OK 731091194894915
  8. Elias Solomon, MDOklahoma City, OK 731091770624694

Common questions

What is James Walter Long, MD's NPI number?

James Walter Long, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518906742, issued on Jun 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Walter Long, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3400 NW Expressway, Oklahoma City, OK, 73112. Phone: (405) 713-9900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Walter Long, MD's license?

NPPES lists Oklahoma license number 26154, as entered by the provider. Search the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision at https://www.okmedicalboard.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is James Walter Long, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82 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.