NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James D. Petersen, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Pocatello, ID

James D. Petersen, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Pocatello, Idaho, and NPI 1437724432, issued on May 21, 2021. Check the license (Idaho MRM-2027, as entered in NPPES) on the Idaho Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437724432
Name
James D. Petersen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
MRM-2027 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
465 Memorial Dr, Pocatello, ID 83201
Phone
(208) 234-4700
Enumerated
May 21, 2021
Record last updated
May 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230124000710); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 2021
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 D. Petersen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIdaho Board of Medicine
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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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68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,132 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 54 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Petersen1,132
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium75 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium41 claims
  3. Lisinopril40 claims
  4. Fluticasone Propionate39 claims
  5. Meloxicam34 claims
  6. Omeprazole28 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.

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Steele Memorial Medical CenterSalmon, ID · Critical Access Hospitals3 of 5 stars
  2. Syringa General Hospital District C I FGrangeville, ID

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

James D. Petersen among 1,316 family medicine physician records in Idaho

James D. Petersen, MD is one of 1,316 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Idaho. 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 2021, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2009 among the 793 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 49% 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 Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

113 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Pocatello

They are 113 of the 1,968 NPPES records with a practice address in Pocatello, and 1,316 family medicine physician records in Idaho.

All 1,316 in Idaho → Every provider in Pocatello → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kelli Christensen, MDPocatello, ID 832011366443699
  2. Kyle Clifford, MDPocatello, ID 832011841285590
  3. Luis Fernandez, MDPocatello, ID 832011841299302
  4. Bruno Himmler, MDPocatello, ID 832011235174582
  5. Jon Malan, DOPocatello, ID 832011306842232
  6. Mark Mansfield, M.D.Pocatello, ID 832011134113251
  7. Richard Maynard, D.O.Pocatello, ID 832011952395063
  8. Brandon Mickelsen, D.O.Pocatello, ID 832011417987686

Common questions

What is James D. Petersen, MD's NPI number?

James D. Petersen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437724432, issued on May 21, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James D. Petersen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 465 Memorial Dr, Pocatello, ID, 83201. Phone: (208) 234-4700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James D. Petersen, MD's license?

NPPES lists Idaho license number MRM-2027, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho Board of Medicine at https://dopl.idaho.gov/bom/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James D. Petersen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James D. Petersen, MD had 1,132 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.