James Donald Paauw, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Lynchburg, VA
James Donald Paauw, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Lynchburg, Virginia, and NPI 1568608966, issued on Jan 6, 2009. Check the license (Virginia 0101257893, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Donald Paauw
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 0101257893 VA
ME103737 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 116 Nationwide Drive, Lynchburg, VA 24502
- Phone
- (434) 947-3984
- Enumerated
- Jan 6, 2009
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (434) 947-5950
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150929000777); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Donald Paauw in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101257893Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
7,262 Medicare Part D claims for 1,384 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost2,332 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol738 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate667 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate554 claims
- Ofloxacin524 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl440 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $327.75
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Piedmont Eye Center, Inc.Lynchburg, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Donald Paauw among 592 ophthalmology physician records in Virginia
James Donald Paauw, M.D. is one of 592 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2000 among the 381 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Virginia
There are 592 ophthalmology physician records in Virginia.
All 592 in Virginia → Every provider in Lynchburg → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joshua BarbosaLynchburg, VA 245021720641236
- Darin Bowers, M.D.Lynchburg, VA 245021841250230
- Gail Ganser, M.D.Lynchburg, VA 245021023078581
- Golnaz Javey, MDLynchburg, VA 245021821206897
- David Klink, D.O.Lynchburg, VA 245021003886581
- Saxton Moss, MDLynchburg, VA 245021942200449
- Gene Moss, MDLynchburg, VA 245021104933811
- Robert Vogel, M.D.Lynchburg, VA 245021932169323
Common questions
What is James Donald Paauw, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Donald Paauw, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568608966, issued on Jan 6, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Donald Paauw, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 116 Nationwide Drive, Lynchburg, VA, 24502. Phone: (434) 947-3984. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Donald Paauw, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101257893, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Donald Paauw, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Donald Paauw, M.D. had 7,262 Medicare Part D claims for 1,384 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Donald Paauw, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.