NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Sheridan Parsons, M.D.

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Raleigh, NC

James Sheridan Parsons, M.D. is a geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1255372371, issued on Jun 9, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 20943, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255372371
Name
James Sheridan Parsons
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RG0300X
License number
20943 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
704 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27603
Phone
(919) 832-5125
Enumerated
Jun 9, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 18, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(919) 833-7690
Medicaid ID
8965675 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040731000020); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1976
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify James Sheridan Parsons in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

5,766 Medicare Part D claims for 390 beneficiaries, against an average of 4,246 among the 3,116 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 178 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Parsons5,766
  2. Specialty average4,246

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium436 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium249 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium221 claims
  4. Alprazolam175 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium170 claims
  6. Azithromycin162 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $450.34

28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 1,004 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,720.82 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Parsons$450.34
  2. Specialty average$1,720.82

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

  1. Legacy Healthcare Services IncDurham, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

James Sheridan Parsons among 157 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in North Carolina

James Sheridan Parsons, M.D. is one of 157 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 78% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1976 · median 2006 among the 97 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0300X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 157 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in North Carolina.

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The 8 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Debra Bynum, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991548348543
  2. Nurum Erdem, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991114972585
  3. Mac Greganti, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991063587806
  4. Laura Hanson, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991992720262
  5. Terrence Holt, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991639241078
  6. Axalla Hoole, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991558316570
  7. Martin Janis, MDRaleigh, NC 276071861509481
  8. John Kizer, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991952326233

Common questions

What is James Sheridan Parsons, M.D.'s NPI number?

James Sheridan Parsons, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255372371, issued on Jun 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Sheridan Parsons, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 704 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC, 27603. Phone: (919) 832-5125. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Sheridan Parsons, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 20943, 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 Sheridan Parsons, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Sheridan Parsons, M.D. had 5,766 Medicare Part D claims for 390 beneficiaries; the average among geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 4,246. 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.

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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.