James M. Principe, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Georgetown, SC
James M. Principe, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Georgetown, South Carolina, and NPI 1720080278, issued on Aug 15, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 16025, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James M. Principe
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 16025 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 606 Black River RD, Georgetown, SC 29440
- Phone
- (843) 520-8456
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 21, 2025
- Fax
- (843) 520-8459
- Medicaid ID
- TL2931 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070730000486); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James M. Principe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 16025Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
646 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril32 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium29 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium28 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate25 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate23 claims
- Clopidogrel21 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Georgetown Memorial HospitalGeorgetown, SC
- Waccamaw Community HospitalMurrells Inlet, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James M. Principe among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
James M. Principe, M.D. is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% 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, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
24 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Georgetown
They are 24 of the 375 NPPES records with a practice address in Georgetown, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is James M. Principe, M.D.'s NPI number?
James M. Principe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720080278, issued on Aug 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James M. Principe, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 606 Black River RD, Georgetown, SC, 29440. Phone: (843) 520-8456. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James M. Principe, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 16025, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James M. Principe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James M. Principe, M.D. had 646 Medicare Part D claims for 169 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.