James Richard Spears, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Detroit, MI
James Richard Spears, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Detroit, Michigan, and NPI 1770520264, issued on Jun 1, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4301052259, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Richard Spears
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 4301052259 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3990 John R St, Detroit, MI 48201
- Phone
- (313) 745-8040
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 2744737 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031219000768); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 1970
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Richard Spears in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301052259Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
511 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis65 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium48 claims
- Losartan Potassium35 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate31 claims
- Clopidogrel25 claims
- Entresto25 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: $619.04
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 Richard Spears among 860 cardiovascular disease physician records in Michigan
James Richard Spears, MD is one of 860 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 84% 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1970 · median 1999 among the 606 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Michigan
There are 860 cardiovascular disease physician records in Michigan.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Aiden Abidov, MD, PHDDetroit, MI 482011619181427
- Luis Afonso, MDDetroit, MI 482011023058575
- Timothy Byrnes, MDDetroit, MI 482011730137803
- Prasad Cherian, MDDetroit, MI 482011144341645
- Mahir Elder, MDDetroit, MI 482011962427260
- Brian Ference, MDDetroit, MI 482011255394276
- James Glazier, MDDetroit, MI 482011346280260
- Sony Jacob, MDDetroit, MI 482011346422714
Common questions
What is James Richard Spears, MD's NPI number?
James Richard Spears, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770520264, issued on Jun 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Richard Spears, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3990 John R St, Detroit, MI, 48201. Phone: (313) 745-8040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Richard Spears, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301052259, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Richard Spears, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Richard Spears, MD had 511 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.