NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James A. Scowcroft, MD

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Lees Summit, MO

James A. Scowcroft, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Lees Summit, Missouri, and NPI 1285615450, issued on Nov 7, 2005. Check the license (Missouri MD117295, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285615450
Name
James A. Scowcroft
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
License numbers
MD117295 MO
04-27889 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 NE Mission Road, Lees Summit, MO 64086
Phone
(913) 428-2900
Enumerated
Nov 7, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
100322980A KS
203816400 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100507000524); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1992
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 200 NE Mission Road

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

  1. Joel Ackerman, M.D.Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1467438010
  2. Rebecca Burfeind, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1154302917
  3. Mark Chaplick, DOPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1316928179

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024

2,466 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 1,123 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Scowcroft2,466
  2. Specialty average1,750

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen380 claims
  2. Pregabalin302 claims
  3. Gabapentin289 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen282 claims
  5. Oxycodone Hcl138 claims
  6. Naproxen136 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $301.26

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Scowcroft$301.26
  2. Specialty average$3,225.41

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. KC Pain Centers LLCLees Summit, MO

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

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Missouri

There are 107 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Missouri.

Other pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Missouri

  1. Joel Ackerman, M.D.Lees Summit, MO1467438010
  2. Riley Adams, M.D.Cape Girardeau, MO1770692691
  3. Shady Adib Keleh, M.D.Columbia, MO1669737227
  4. Sonali Agarwal, MDKansas City, MO1124008123
  5. Howard Aks, MDKansas City, MO1932190105
  6. Robert Allen, M.D.Saint Louis, MO1780689182
  7. Ross Andreassen, M.D.West Plains, MO1558425710
  8. Tony Asante, MDCape Girardeau, MO1083078752
  9. Norman Baade, D.O.Saint Joseph, MO1649248246
  10. Todd Bailey, M.D.Saint Louis, MO1336144187

Common questions

What is James A. Scowcroft, MD's NPI number?

James A. Scowcroft, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285615450, issued on Nov 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James A. Scowcroft, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 NE Mission Road, Lees Summit, MO, 64086. Phone: (913) 428-2900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James A. Scowcroft, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number MD117295, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James A. Scowcroft, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James A. Scowcroft, MD had 2,466 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is James A. Scowcroft, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.