James Carey Pate, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Raleigh, NC
James Carey Pate, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1518107671, issued on Mar 3, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 2011-00121, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Carey Pate
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 2011-00121 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1101 Dresser CT, Raleigh, NC 27609
- Phone
- (919) 878-4060
- Enumerated
- Mar 3, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 256-0499
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110719000343); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Carey Pate in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2011-00121Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
646 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate100 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol76 claims
- Latanoprost75 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine67 claims
- Timolol Maleate63 claims
- Ofloxacin56 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): 100 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: $670.56
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, 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
- Retina Associates, PLLCRaleigh, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Carey Pate among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
James Carey Pate, M.D. is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% 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 68% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 60% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Vincent Dahringer, MDRaleigh, NC 276091912010190
- Frances Foster, MDRaleigh, NC 276091629062880
- William Foster, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091093766016
- Nitin Gupta, M.D., M.P.H.Raleigh, NC 276091962454835
- Kerry Hunt, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091972598522
- Holly Johnson, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091043261076
Common questions
What is James Carey Pate, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Carey Pate, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518107671, issued on Mar 3, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Carey Pate, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1101 Dresser CT, Raleigh, NC, 27609. Phone: (919) 878-4060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Carey Pate, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2011-00121, 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 Carey Pate, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Carey Pate, M.D. had 646 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Carey Pate, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.