James Whitman Mims, MD
Otolaryngology Physician · Winston Salem, NC
James Whitman Mims, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1194709576, issued on Nov 30, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 200000902, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Whitman Mims
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- 200000902 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27157
- Phone
- (336) 716-2255
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 716-9440
- Medicaid IDs
- 6500846 VA
Q0090O SC
89126KK NC
3004496000 WV - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100309000842); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Whitman Mims in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200000902Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
177 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin24 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide20 claims
- Sodium Chloride14 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate13 claims
- Azithromycin11 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): 98.3 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $7,094.36
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesClemmons, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Whitman Mims among 403 otolaryngology physician records in North Carolina
James Whitman Mims, MD is one of 403 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2002 among the 269 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 403 otolaryngology physician records in North Carolina.
All 403 in North Carolina → Every provider in Winston Salem → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Clinger, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571497964969
- Michele Gandolfi, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571538486196
- Stuart Ginn, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571609194802
- David Henao, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571235394909
- Lyndsay Madden, D.O.Winston Salem, NC 271571104151919
- Maria MascielloWinston Salem, NC 271571619505211
- Brian Matthews, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571942284328
- Drew Plonk, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571285818856
Common questions
What is James Whitman Mims, MD's NPI number?
James Whitman Mims, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194709576, issued on Nov 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Whitman Mims, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC, 27157. Phone: (336) 716-2255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Whitman Mims, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200000902, 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 Whitman Mims, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Whitman Mims, MD had 177 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Whitman Mims, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 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.