James M. Patton, MD
Neurology Physician · Asheville, NC
James M. Patton, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1518945690, issued on Jan 9, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 34123, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James M. Patton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 34123 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 731 Dogwood Road, Asheville, NC 28806
- Phone
- (828) 210-9300
- Enumerated
- Jan 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 210-9319
- Medicaid ID
- 8966209 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040611000937); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 1989
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest neurology physician records → All 621 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 731 Dogwood Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert Armstrong, MDNeurology Physician1518945617
- Matthew Engelbrecht, M.D.Neurology Physician1861406134
Verify James M. Patton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 34123Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024
7,217 Medicare Part D claims for 1,150 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 189 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Carbidopa-Levodopa922 claims
- Gabapentin483 claims
- Baclofen299 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl258 claims
- Donepezil Hcl254 claims
- Clonazepam249 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): 93.5 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: $2,769.83
100 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mdd US Operations, LLC. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Asheville Neurology Specialists, PA`Asheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James M. Patton among 621 neurology physician records in North Carolina
James M. Patton, MD is one of 621 neurology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2005 among the 457 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 621 neurology physician records in North Carolina.
All 621 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Armstrong, MDAsheville, NC 288061518945617
- Matthew Engelbrecht, M.D.Asheville, NC 288061861406134
- Victor Dostrow, MDAsheville, NC 288051770699712
- Cecil Durham, MDAsheville, NC 288031487658233
- Jennifer Jones, D.O.Asheville, NC 288031598727281
- Roy King, D.O.Asheville, NC 288031861447443
- Dennis Martin, MDAsheville, NC 288031508860362
- Terence McGhee, MDAsheville, NC 288031003925918
Common questions
What is James M. Patton, MD's NPI number?
James M. Patton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518945690, issued on Jan 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James M. Patton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 731 Dogwood Road, Asheville, NC, 28806. Phone: (828) 210-9300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James M. Patton, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 34123, 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 M. Patton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James M. Patton, MD had 7,217 Medicare Part D claims for 1,150 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James M. Patton, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 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.