James A. Nunley, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Durham, NC
James A. Nunley, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1700973310, issued on Oct 6, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 23743, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James A. Nunley
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 23743 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Trent Dr, Durham, NC 27710
- Phone
- (919) 684-8111
- Enumerated
- Oct 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 8963615 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091204000171); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1973
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1000 Trent Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James A. Nunley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 23743Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $255,139.99
70 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exactech, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James A. Nunley among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
James A. Nunley, M.D. is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery 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 2006, is newer than 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1973 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Janice BaucomDurham, NC 277101568545705
- Christopher Brown, MDDurham, NC 277101467567735
- Anne Clemens, P.A.Durham, NC 277101568511574
- Christopher ColeDurham, NC 277101972686129
- Diane Covington, P.A.Durham, NC 277101285783290
- Daniela CrandallDurham, NC 277101740364579
- Mark Easley, M.D.Durham, NC 277101790872430
- Nicole Fetter, MDDurham, NC 277101174659825
Common questions
What is James A. Nunley, M.D.'s NPI number?
James A. Nunley, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700973310, issued on Oct 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James A. Nunley, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Trent Dr, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (919) 684-8111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James A. Nunley, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 23743, 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.
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.