Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

James Ray, MD

Surgery Physician · Maryville, TN

James Ray, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Maryville, Tennessee, and NPI 1871590943, issued on Jul 5, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD053882, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1871590943
Name
James Ray
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
MD053882 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
405 Bmh Physicians Office Bldg, Maryville, TN 37804
Phone
(865) 238-6430
Enumerated
Jul 5, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 405 Bmh Physicians Office Bldg

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

  1. Julie Ann Corcoran, DO, FACSSurgery Physician1083737142
  2. Kellie Gaby, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1003268053
  3. Min Kim, MDSurgery Physician1740227339
  4. Stephen Pacifico, MDSurgery Physician1093026627
  5. Heather Pierce, RDRegistered Dietitian1790863678
  6. Whitney Roberts, MS, RD, CDERegistered Dietitian1639397250

Verify James Ray in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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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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40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

104 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 174 among the 21,427 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 57 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Ray104
  2. Specialty average174

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen34 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen20 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 79.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%63.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%92.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $573.53

19 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Intra-Sana Laboratories. The 19,002 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,758.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Ray$573.53
  2. Specialty average$3,758.86

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Blount Memorial Physician Group IncAlcoa, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 721 surgery physician records in Tennessee.

Other surgery physician records in Tennessee

  1. Ahmad Abdulkarim, MD, PHDMemphis, TN1386741676
  2. Naji Abumrad, MDNashville, TN1548369978
  3. Carlton Adams, M.D.Nashville, TN1689652893
  4. Raeanna Adams, M.D.Nashville, TN1174676076
  5. Terry Adams, M.D.Knoxville, TN1730105610
  6. William AdamsGreeneville, TN1962859165
  7. Muyiwa Adedokun, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN1992803498
  8. Andy Adusei, M.D.Knoxville, TN1912151895
  9. Muhammad Umer Afzaal, M.D.Memphis, TN1518319458
  10. Chetan Aher, M.D.Nashville, TN1891016788

Common questions

What is James Ray, MD's NPI number?

James Ray, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871590943, issued on Jul 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Ray, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 405 Bmh Physicians Office Bldg, Maryville, TN, 37804. Phone: (865) 238-6430. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Ray, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD053882, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, James Ray, MD had 104 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 174. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is James Ray, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.