NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Family Medicine Physician NPI 1255324471 MD
Verify on CMS → James Morris, MD
Family Medicine Physician in Augusta, Kentucky.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 150,125 in Family Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
4K
Medicare Part D claims · 181 beneficiaries · Family Medicine Physician avg: 4K
Generic prescribing
89%
generic claims · 11% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$15.71
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
James Morris, MD filed 3,816 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Family Medicine Physician in Augusta, Kentucky, prescribing 89% generic.
- 4K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 89%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥91st
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about James Morris, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1255324471), first enumerated 08/23/2005.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 3,816 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$15.71 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1255324471 · Family Medicine Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MEGA · RX-MID · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1255324471
- ENUM-LEGACY 2005
- TAX-MEGA 150K Family Medicine
- RX-MID 3,816
- BOOK-LIGHT 1,883 in Kentucky
- PHOTO-ENUM Raymond McAllister · 2005
James Morris, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
3,816 ≥ 91st percentile 91% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
James Morris, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about James Morris, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Family Medicine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
3,816 8% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Kentucky
How Family Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Kentucky providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Family Medicine Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1255324471 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Family Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 08/23/2005 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where James Morris, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Lewis County Primary Care Center, Inc
Augusta, KY
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for James Morris, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$16
Largest payer
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
James Morris, MD - brand share 11.0%
Family Medicine Physician average
11% brand-name claims vs 89% generic, on 3,816 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
3,816
Total Claims
$185K
Total Drug Cost
181
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 6,613.3
- Total Day Supply
- 184,947
- Brand vs Generic
- 11% brand / 89% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $153K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $31K
- Opioid Claims
- 189 (5.0% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 116
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 69.8 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.34
- Gender Split
- 44% female / 56% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 44, 65-74: 80, 75-84: 38, 85+: 19
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What James Morris, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Omeprazole
Omeprazole
169 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
132 claims
- Metformin Hcl
Metformin Hcl
127 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
118 claims
- Alprazolam
Alprazolam
104 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
102 claims
- Simvastatin
Simvastatin
100 claims
- Lisinopril
Lisinopril
97 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Omeprazole | 169 |
| Gabapentin | 132 |
| Metformin Hcl | 127 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 118 |
| Alprazolam | 104 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 102 |
| Simvastatin | 100 |
| Lisinopril | 97 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 96 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 88 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Family Medicine Physician Overview
How James Morris, MD fits within the Family Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
150,125
Family Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Family Medicine Physician
3,519
Avg Claims per Provider
James Morris, MD's 3,816 claims are above the specialty average of 3,519.
Nationwide Family Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Morris, both outside Kentucky so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Family Medicine Physician Providers in Kentucky
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Kentucky, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Morris.
One of 1,883 Family Medicine Physician providers enrolled in Kentucky, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Nison Abayev
MD
Louisville, KY
Dr. Sarah Abbeyquaye
D.O.
Richmond, KY
Dr. Lesley Abbott
D.O.
Flatwoods, KY
Dr. Faten Abdullah
M.D.
Louisville, KY
Dr. Matthew Abel
MD
Nicholasville, KY
Compare Family Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is James Morris, MD's specialty? ▼
James Morris, MD specializes in Family Medicine Physician and practices in Augusta, Kentucky. Credentials: MD.
How much does James Morris, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, James Morris, MD wrote 3,816 Medicare Part D claims totaling $185K in drug costs for 181 beneficiaries.
Where is James Morris, MD located? ▼
James Morris, MD is located at 1551 AUGUSTA CHATHAM RD, Augusta, KY, 41002. Phone: (606) 756-2117.
What is James Morris, MD's NPI number? ▼
James Morris, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255324471, issued on 08/23/2005.
Does James Morris, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
James Morris, MD's prescribing is 11% brand-name and 89% generic drugs by claim count, with $153K in brand drug costs.
Does James Morris, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, James Morris, MD had 189 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 5.0%.
How many Family Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 150,125 Family Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Medicine Physician provider writes 3,519 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does James Morris, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, James Morris, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Omeprazole, Gabapentin, Metformin Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does James Morris, MD accept Medicare? ▼
James Morris, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 3,816 Part D claims and 181 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify James Morris, MD's credentials? ▼
James Morris, MD's NPI is 1255324471 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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