James Matthew North, MD
Pain Medicine Physician · Winston Salem, NC
James Matthew North, MD is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1780638163, issued on May 20, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200101480, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Matthew North
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
- License number
- 200101480 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 145 Kimel Park Dr, Winston Salem, NC 27103
- Phone
- (336) 765-6181
- Enumerated
- May 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 765-8492
- Medicaid ID
- 89137EW NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Matthew North in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200101480Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine physician in 2024
1,097 Medicare Part D claims for 507 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 577 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen205 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen108 claims
- Gabapentin72 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl65 claims
- Naloxone Hcl60 claims
- Celecoxib44 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 14.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $172,151.52
241 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,397.95 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.
James Matthew North among 52 pain medicine physician records in North Carolina
James Matthew North, MD is one of 52 pain medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 88% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 71% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 52 pain medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 52 in North Carolina → Every provider in Winston Salem → Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Jennifer Roux, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031912115395
- Jeffrey Peacock, MDWinston Salem, NC 271041811158439
- David Jaroszewski, MDWinston Salem, NC 271061831136811
- Terri Wood-Cummings, M.DWinston Salem, NC 271061598880791
- Sherry Hinson, PAMount Airy, NC 270301396161550
Common questions
What is James Matthew North, MD's NPI number?
James Matthew North, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780638163, issued on May 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Matthew North, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 145 Kimel Park Dr, Winston Salem, NC, 27103. Phone: (336) 765-6181. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Matthew North, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200101480, 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 Matthew North, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Matthew North, MD had 1,097 Medicare Part D claims for 507 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Matthew North, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 14.5 of 100. 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.