James William Pennington, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Hood River, OR
James William Pennington, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hood River, Oregon, and NPI 1942284955, issued on Dec 2, 2005. Check the license (Oregon MD17665, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James William Pennington
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD17665 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1021 June St, Hood River, OR 97031
- Phone
- (541) 386-2204
- Enumerated
- Dec 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 28, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (541) 386-6566
- Medicaid ID
- 042015 OR
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James William Pennington in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license MD17665Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
325 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium17 claims
- Trazodone Hcl16 claims
- Losartan Potassium15 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium13 claims
- Omeprazole13 claims
- Gabapentin12 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): 94.9 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).
James William Pennington among 2,847 family medicine physician records in Oregon
James William Pennington, M.D. is one of 2,847 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
46 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hood River
They are 46 of the 717 NPPES records with a practice address in Hood River, and 2,847 family medicine physician records in Oregon.
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Common questions
What is James William Pennington, M.D.'s NPI number?
James William Pennington, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942284955, issued on Dec 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James William Pennington, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1021 June St, Hood River, OR, 97031. Phone: (541) 386-2204. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James William Pennington, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number MD17665, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James William Pennington, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James William Pennington, M.D. had 325 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James William Pennington, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.9 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.