NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James R. McRipley, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Wilkes Barre, PA

James R. McRipley, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1376506931, issued on Apr 6, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD037609E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1376506931
Name
James R. McRipley
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
MD037609E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 E Mountain Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711
Phone
(570) 826-7762
Enumerated
Apr 6, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 12, 2025
Fax
(570) 820-6128
Medicaid ID
001108125 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040218000860); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth, 1980
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1000 E Mountain Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mohammed Abdu, MDPediatrics Physician1275856221
  2. Waheed Abdul, MDHospitalist Physician1558737981
  3. Muhammad Abdulbasit, MD, FACPNephrology Physician1265704225
  4. Selwan AbdullahDiagnostic Radiology Physician1801214325
  5. Rolf Abel, MDPsychiatry Physician1427048917
  6. Alysa Adams, PHARMDPharmacist1154098655

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

266 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.

  1. James McRipley266
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone54 claims
  2. Azelastine Hcl26 claims
  3. Tizanidine Hcl20 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl17 claims
  5. Cephalexin16 claims
  6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Geisinger ClinicBloomsburg, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

James R. McRipley among 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

James R. McRipley, M.D. is one of 3,911 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 82% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 69% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1980 · median 2013 among the 2,231 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

65 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Wilkes Barre

They are 65 of the 2,654 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, and 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Amadio, DOWilkes Barre, PA 187111720033996
  2. Gary Batok, M.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187111871567685
  3. James Benkinney, M.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187111184698821
  4. Gary Bonfante, DOWilkes Barre, PA 187111063457182
  5. Henry Chang, MDWilkes Barre, PA 187111669434346
  6. Shawn Clark, D.O.Wilkes Barre, PA 187111285661306
  7. Nancie Fitch, D.O.Wilkes Barre, PA 187111710954771
  8. Raquel Mora, M.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187111891747796

Common questions

What is James R. McRipley, M.D.'s NPI number?

James R. McRipley, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376506931, issued on Apr 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James R. McRipley, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 E Mountain Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA, 18711. Phone: (570) 826-7762. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James R. McRipley, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD037609E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James R. McRipley, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James R. McRipley, M.D. had 266 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.