James O. Peterson, PA
Physician Assistant · Nashville, TN
James O. Peterson, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1215971858, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 916, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James O. Peterson
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 916 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-5000
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- Q003771 TN
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James O. Peterson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 916Check 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 physician assistant in 2024
354 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 61 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt39 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen31 claims
- Methocarbamol26 claims
- Meloxicam23 claims
- Cephalexin18 claims
- Prednisone16 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): 97.1 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).
James O. Peterson among 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee
James O. Peterson, PA is one of 3,055 physician assistant records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is James O. Peterson, PA's NPI number?
James O. Peterson, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215971858, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James O. Peterson, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James O. Peterson, PA's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 916, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James O. Peterson, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James O. Peterson, PA had 354 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James O. Peterson, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 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.