James Edward Needell, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Lincolnton, NC
James Edward Needell, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lincolnton, North Carolina, and NPI 1417988825, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200001222, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Edward Needell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 200001222 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 212 Gamble Dr, Lincolnton, NC 28092
- Phone
- (704) 735-7145
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 12, 2025
- Fax
- (704) 732-7522
- Medicaid IDs
- 891268C NC
204790 SC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060509000493); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 212 Gamble Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Brooke Schroeder, PA-CPhysician Assistant1346932241
Verify James Edward Needell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200001222Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,026 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate176 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium135 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium109 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium105 claims
- Losartan Potassium104 claims
- Eliquis95 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
- Gaston Family Health Services IncLincolnton, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Edward Needell among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
James Edward Needell, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lincolnton
They are 17 of the 472 NPPES records with a practice address in Lincolnton, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is James Edward Needell, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Edward Needell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417988825, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Edward Needell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 212 Gamble Dr, Lincolnton, NC, 28092. Phone: (704) 735-7145. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Edward Needell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200001222, 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 Edward Needell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Edward Needell, M.D. had 4,026 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.