NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Mac Sams, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Atlanta, GA

James Mac Sams, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1720097421, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 050309, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite 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
1720097421
Name
James Mac Sams
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
050309 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5665 Peachtree Dunwoody RD NE, Atlanta, GA 30342
Phone
(404) 851-7324
Enumerated
Aug 5, 2006
Record last updated
May 15, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(404) 843-2627
Medicaid IDs
00913525A GA
000913525E GA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100709000484); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Washington University School Of Medicine, 1997
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 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody RD NE

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

  1. Todd Albinger, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1790747699
  2. Kirsten Anderson, NPNurse Practitioner1770599656
  3. Elsa Antony, AAAnesthesiologist Assistant1457408767
  4. Kellye Aschmeyer, PHARM.D.Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist1851501985
  5. Michelle Au, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1609035237
  6. Rhonda Bircheat, AAAnesthesiologist Assistant1225185598

Verify James Mac Sams in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $15.62

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Masimo Corporation. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Sams$15.62
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. North Atlanta Anesthesia Professionals, LLCAtlanta, GA

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

James Mac Sams among 1,410 anesthesiology physician records in Georgia

James Mac Sams, M.D. is one of 1,410 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 75% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2005 among the 954 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

473 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Atlanta

They are 473 of the 31,476 NPPES records with a practice address in Atlanta, and 1,410 anesthesiology physician records in Georgia.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Arasi, MDAtlanta, GA 303421144216326
  2. Richard Ballard, MDAtlanta, GA 303421134115314
  3. Laurie Barone, MDAtlanta, GA 303421770579955
  4. John Blair, MDAtlanta, GA 303421689660862
  5. Curtis Carl, MDAtlanta, GA 303421538154802
  6. Anthony Fister, MDAtlanta, GA 303421629064704
  7. Stephen Grice, MDAtlanta, GA 303421043206139
  8. Bruce Hines, MDAtlanta, GA 303421205822301

Common questions

What is James Mac Sams, M.D.'s NPI number?

James Mac Sams, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720097421, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Mac Sams, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody RD NE, Atlanta, GA, 30342. Phone: (404) 851-7324. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Mac Sams, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 050309, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.

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