James W. Thiele, M.D.
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Springfield, IL
James W. Thiele, M.D. is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Springfield, Illinois, and NPI 1659465813, issued on Oct 3, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-102649, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James W. Thiele
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- 036-102649 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 900 N. 1St Street, Springfield, IL 62702
- Phone
- (217) 528-7541
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 036102649 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060116000202); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James W. Thiele in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036-102649Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
228 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metronidazole32 claims
- Clenpiq30 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen25 claims
- Moxifloxacin Hcl16 claims
- Peg 3350-Electrolyte15 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate11 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $76.89
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Springfield Clinic, LLPSpringfield, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James W. Thiele among 97 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Illinois
James W. Thiele, M.D. is one of 97 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 86% 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, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2006 among the 73 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 208C00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
There are 97 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Illinois.
All 97 in Illinois → Every provider in Springfield → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jac Cooper, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021144583287
- Kelly Fening, DOSpringfield, IL 627021295364974
- Imran Hassan, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021023088978
- Peter Hofmann, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021043317373
- Adam Maerz, MDSpringfield, IL 627021588195044
- Bryan Mistretta, DOSpringfield, IL 627021932722006
- Paul Pacheco, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021689872905
- Brad Paris, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021205057254
Common questions
What is James W. Thiele, M.D.'s NPI number?
James W. Thiele, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659465813, issued on Oct 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James W. Thiele, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 N. 1St Street, Springfield, IL, 62702. Phone: (217) 528-7541. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James W. Thiele, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-102649, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James W. Thiele, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James W. Thiele, M.D. had 228 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James W. Thiele, M.D.'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.