NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Henry Pridgen, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Whiteville, NC

James Henry Pridgen, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Whiteville, North Carolina, and NPI 1215083563, issued on Jan 26, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 29495, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1215083563
Name
James Henry Pridgen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
29495 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
614 N JK Powell Blvd, Whiteville, NC 28472
Phone
(910) 640-2009
Enumerated
Jan 26, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 5, 2026
Fax
(910) 640-3036
Medicaid ID
7969223 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041006000438); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1984
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 614 N JK Powell Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Anteja GoreNurse Practitioner1902731862
  2. Doris Jefferys, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1134353758
  3. Michelle Oxendine, FNPNurse Practitioner1306983325
  4. Sheeketa SmithFamily Nurse Practitioner1588426498

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,937 Medicare Part D claims for 658 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 235 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Pridgen3,937
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin155 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium129 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate126 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa106 claims
  5. Oxycodone Hcl99 claims
  6. Alprazolam88 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $247.79

15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Pridgen$247.79
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Holly Ridge Healthcare PAHolly Ridge, NC
  2. North Whiteville Urgent Care And Family Practice PAWhiteville, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

20 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Whiteville

They are 20 of the 366 NPPES records with a practice address in Whiteville, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

Other internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

  1. Ana Abaroa-Salvatierra, M.D.Pollocksville, NC1598101750
  2. Naa Deisa Abbey, MDShelby, NC1467899294
  3. Stephen Abbott, D.O.Sanford, NC1013216282
  4. Rami Abdo, MDDurham, NC1184693160
  5. Farhath Abdul Kareem, MDCary, NC1679687347
  6. Firas Abdulmajeed, M.D.Winston Salem, NC1427358043
  7. Erlinda Abella, MDSalisbury, NC1649251505
  8. Bisrat AberaFayetteville, NC1871453886
  9. David Abernathy, M. D.Morganton, NC1265497366
  10. Maroun Aboutayeh, D.O.Asheville, NC1447757992

Common questions

What is James Henry Pridgen, M.D.'s NPI number?

James Henry Pridgen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215083563, issued on Jan 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Henry Pridgen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 614 N JK Powell Blvd, Whiteville, NC, 28472. Phone: (910) 640-2009. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Henry Pridgen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 29495, 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 Henry Pridgen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Henry Pridgen, M.D. had 3,937 Medicare Part D claims for 658 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.

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.