James R. Skee, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Silver City, NM
James R. Skee, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Silver City, New Mexico, and NPI 1790740173, issued on Apr 19, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 81-317, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James R. Skee
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 81-317 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1600 E 32ND St, Silver City, NM 88061
- Phone
- (505) 538-2981
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 26, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (505) 388-3373
- Medicaid ID
- 9829 NM
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1600 E 32ND St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James R. Skee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 81-317Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,191 Medicare Part D claims for 538 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 283 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril462 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium435 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium314 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate291 claims
- Gabapentin229 claims
- Losartan Potassium205 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $13.31
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
James R. Skee among 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico
James R. Skee, M.D. is one of 770 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 74% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Silver City
They are 12 of the 640 NPPES records with a practice address in Silver City, and 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico.
All 770 in New Mexico → Every provider in Silver City → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Bell, MDSilver City, NM 880611215993043
- Latanya Carey-Ledford, MDSilver City, NM 880611568413755
- Laura Davenport-Reed, MDSilver City, NM 880611164473641
- Samuel Dye, MDSilver City, NM 880611952366015
- John Fancher, M.D.Silver City, NM 880611750687620
- John Flores, MDSilver City, NM 880611801883533
- Thomas Hickey, M.D.Silver City, NM 880611528070190
- Ellis Knight, MDSilver City, NM 880611699716340
Common questions
What is James R. Skee, M.D.'s NPI number?
James R. Skee, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790740173, issued on Apr 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James R. Skee, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 E 32ND St, Silver City, NM, 88061. Phone: (505) 538-2981. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James R. Skee, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 81-317, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James R. Skee, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James R. Skee, M.D. had 7,191 Medicare Part D claims for 538 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.