James Howard Runnels, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
James Howard Runnels, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1619944980, issued on Mar 4, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 11708R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Howard Runnels
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 11708R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1250 Audubon Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
- Phone
- (225) 810-1578
- Enumerated
- Mar 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 10, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1683043 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040519000240); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Howard Runnels in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 11708RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
470 Medicare Part D claims for 278 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 50 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt36 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass23 claims
- Methylprednisolone20 claims
- Prednisone20 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa18 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): 83.7 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Congress Emergency Group LLCLafayette, LA
- Mayfair Emergency Group, LLCBaton Rouge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Howard Runnels among 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana
James Howard Runnels, MD is one of 1,000 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 87% 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, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2010 among the 653 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
175 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Baton Rouge
They are 175 of the 12,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Baton Rouge, and 1,000 emergency medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is James Howard Runnels, MD's NPI number?
James Howard Runnels, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619944980, issued on Mar 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Howard Runnels, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 Audubon Ave, Baton Rouge, LA, 70806. Phone: (225) 810-1578. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Howard Runnels, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 11708R, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Howard Runnels, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Howard Runnels, MD had 470 Medicare Part D claims for 278 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Howard Runnels, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.7 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.