James W. Morris, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Augusta, KY
James W. Morris, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Augusta, Kentucky, and NPI 1255324471, issued on Aug 23, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 15155, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James W. Morris
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 15155 KY
F2812 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1551 Augusta Chatham RD, Augusta, KY 41002
- Phone
- (606) 756-2117
- Enumerated
- Aug 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (606) 756-2135
- Medicaid IDs
- 112599901 TX
7100192220 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120206000898); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1968
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1551 Augusta Chatham RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jesse Heard, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1609111749
- Emily Jessie, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1851066385
- Tonia Jones Saluga, APRNPediatric Nurse Practitioner1992056667
- Harold Markesbery, MDFamily Medicine Physician1518966092
- Wade Rankin, DOFamily Medicine Physician1235166083
Verify James W. Morris in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 15155Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,816 Medicare Part D claims for 181 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. 189 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole169 claims
- Gabapentin132 claims
- Metformin Hcl127 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate118 claims
- Alprazolam104 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium102 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: $15.71
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. 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
- Lewis County Primary Care Center, IncAugusta, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James W. Morris among 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky
James W. Morris, MD is one of 1,968 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1968 · median 2006 among the 1,277 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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 207Q00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Augusta
They are 4 of the 18 NPPES records with a practice address in Augusta, and 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky.
All 1,968 in Kentucky → Every provider in Augusta → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jesse Heard, M.D.Augusta, KY 410021609111749
- Harold Markesbery, MDAugusta, KY 410021518966092
- Wade Rankin, DOAugusta, KY 410021235166083
- Ashley Minton, M.D.Alexandria, KY 410011003218470
- Mariah Moore, MDAlexandria, KY 410011851954390
- Michelle Murray, M.D.Alexandria, KY 410011467497420
- Stephen Scott, M.D.Alexandria, KY 410011154365203
- Thomas Sharp, D.O.Alexandria, KY 410011801260393
Common questions
What is James W. Morris, MD's NPI number?
James W. Morris, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255324471, issued on Aug 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James W. Morris, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1551 Augusta Chatham RD, Augusta, KY, 41002. Phone: (606) 756-2117. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James W. Morris, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 15155, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James W. Morris, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James W. Morris, MD had 3,816 Medicare Part D claims for 181 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.