James C. Matthews III, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Meridian, MS
James C. Matthews III, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Meridian, Mississippi, and NPI 1164417598, issued on Sep 12, 2005. Check the license (Mississippi 14769, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James C. Matthews III
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 14769 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1800 12TH St, Meridian, MS 39301
- Phone
- (601) 703-9265
- Enumerated
- Sep 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (601) 703-9936
- Medicaid IDs
- 00116777 MS
009607830 AL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100901000039); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James C. Matthews III in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 14769Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
11,228 Medicare Part D claims for 541 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 323 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium580 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium401 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate371 claims
- Potassium Chloride334 claims
- Omeprazole315 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate297 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: $244.35
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, 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.
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
- Medical Foundation IncMeridian, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James C. Matthews III among 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi
James C. Matthews III, D.O. is one of 1,165 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 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, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2003 among the 748 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 60% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
70 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Meridian
They are 70 of the 1,291 NPPES records with a practice address in Meridian, and 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi.
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Common questions
What is James C. Matthews III, D.O.'s NPI number?
James C. Matthews III, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164417598, issued on Sep 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James C. Matthews III, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 12TH St, Meridian, MS, 39301. Phone: (601) 703-9265. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James C. Matthews III, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 14769, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James C. Matthews III, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James C. Matthews III, D.O. had 11,228 Medicare Part D claims for 541 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.