Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

James Schmitz, DO

Family Medicine Physician · Charleston, AR

James Schmitz, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Charleston, Arkansas, and NPI 1881681864, issued on Oct 4, 2005. Check the license (Arkansas N8432, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; 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
1881681864
Name
James Schmitz
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
N8432 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1006 E Main St, Charleston, AR 72933
Phone
(479) 965-7702
Enumerated
Oct 4, 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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Verify James Schmitz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State 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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3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

13,716 Medicare Part D claims for 486 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 384 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Schmitz13,716
  2. Specialty average3,519

Most prescribed

  1. Lisinopril524 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium440 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate433 claims
  4. Furosemide391 claims
  5. Eliquis370 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium359 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 92.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score81.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $437.55

26 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 53,013 providers of this specialty with any payment received $861.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Schmitz$437.55
  2. Specialty average$861.30

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

3 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Fands Physical Therapy, IncAlma, AR
  2. Schmitz Family Practice And Rural Health, PLLCCharleston, AR
  3. Western Arkansas Counseling And Guidance Center, IncFort Smith, AR

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.

2 family medicine physician records list a Charleston practice address

They are 2 of the 46 NPPES records with a Charleston practice address, and 1,576 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.

Other family medicine physician records in Arkansas

  1. Wiley Abbott, MDTexarkana, AR1992327928
  2. Jamal Abdin, M.D.Farmington, AR1043201940
  3. Timothy Abels, MDBatesville, AR1386396588
  4. Bryan Abernathy, M.DFayetteville, AR1649218892
  5. Jose Abiseid, M.D.Clinton, AR1154391514
  6. Jimmy Acklin, M.D.Fort Smith, AR1356345052
  7. Carlos Acosta, MDSpringdale, AR1689879777
  8. Amber Adams, MSN, APRN-CNP, FNP-CJonesboro, AR1962789826
  9. Kayla Adams, APRNFort Smith, AR1255077160
  10. Laura Adams, MDFort Smith, AR1740277557

Common questions

What is James Schmitz, DO's NPI number?

James Schmitz, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881681864, issued on Oct 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Schmitz, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1006 E Main St, Charleston, AR, 72933. Phone: (479) 965-7702. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Schmitz, DO's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number N8432, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James Schmitz, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Schmitz, DO had 13,716 Medicare Part D claims for 486 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is James Schmitz, DO's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.9 of 100. 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.