James Bernard Short, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Atlanta, GA
James Bernard Short, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1891743407, issued on May 5, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 023877, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Bernard Short
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 023877 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1800 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA 30318
- Phone
- (404) 355-8775
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 23, 2024
- Fax
- (404) 355-8772
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100712000393); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Bernard Short in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 023877Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,460 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 87 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin54 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate51 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium50 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38 claims
- Tramadol Hcl34 claims
- Alprazolam33 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.9 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tmc Immediate Care, IncVilla Rica, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Bernard Short among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
James Bernard Short, MD is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in Georgia
There are 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is James Bernard Short, MD's NPI number?
James Bernard Short, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891743407, issued on May 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Bernard Short, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA, 30318. Phone: (404) 355-8775. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Bernard Short, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 023877, 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.
How much does James Bernard Short, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Bernard Short, MD had 1,460 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Bernard Short, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), 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.