James B. Polhill, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Augusta, GA
James B. Polhill, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Augusta, Georgia, and NPI 1053327304, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 003262, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James B. Polhill
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 003262 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 811 13TH St Ste 20, Augusta, GA 30901
- Phone
- (706) 722-3401
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (706) 724-6540
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041012000666); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 811 13TH St Ste 20
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Blythe Watson, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1326197740
Verify James B. Polhill in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 003262Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
572 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 82 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Dexamethasone161 claims
- Gabapentin79 claims
- Tramadol Hcl66 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl37 claims
- Pregabalin36 claims
- Methocarbamol25 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): 80.2 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: $129.09
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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 2 group practices
- Augusta Orthopedic And Sports Medicine Specialists, PCEvans, GA
- Georgialina Physical Therapy Associates LLCAugusta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James B. Polhill among 531 surgical physician assistant records in Georgia
James B. Polhill, PA-C is one of 531 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Georgia. 63% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2014 among the 276 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Georgia
There are 531 surgical physician assistant records in Georgia.
All 531 in Georgia → Every provider in Augusta → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Renee Fritz-Ingalls, PAAugusta, GA 309011477090900
- Shawn Gunder, PA-CAugusta, GA 309011134356876
- Susannah Jenkins, PA-CAugusta, GA 309011831202951
- Bernadette Skruck, PAAugusta, GA 309011063738722
- Kinya WarrenAugusta, GA 309011194363119
- Blythe Watson, PA-CAugusta, GA 309011326197740
- Kimberly Wright, PA-CAugusta, GA 309011659098663
- Carlos Layne, PA-CAugusta, GA 309041760490478
Common questions
What is James B. Polhill, PA-C's NPI number?
James B. Polhill, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053327304, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James B. Polhill, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 811 13TH St Ste 20, Augusta, GA, 30901. Phone: (706) 722-3401. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James B. Polhill, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 003262, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James B. Polhill, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James B. Polhill, PA-C had 572 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James B. Polhill, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.2 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.