James Owen Thigpen, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Johnson City, TN
James Owen Thigpen, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Johnson City, Tennessee, and NPI 1386268159, issued on Jun 8, 2020. Check the license with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Owen Thigpen
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- Practice location
- 410 N State OF Franklin RD Ste 130, Johnson City, TN 37604
- Phone
- (423) 431-2477
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200911000303); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 410 N State OF Franklin RD Ste 130
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Owen Thigpen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
53 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl16 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: $24.40
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Teleflex LLC. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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
- Blue Ridge Medical Management CorporationElizabethton, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Owen Thigpen among 616 medical physician assistant records in Tennessee
James Owen Thigpen, PA-C is one of 616 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 74% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2015 among the 369 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in Tennessee
There are 616 medical physician assistant records in Tennessee.
All 616 in Tennessee → Every provider in Johnson City → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brittany Cantrell, P.A.Johnson City, TN 376041497719322
- Heather Coburn, PA-CJohnson City, TN 376041932165545
- Erin Douglas, PAJohnson City, TN 376041528482924
- Brandon Huggins, PAJohnson City, TN 376041962986091
- Bailey Jessee, PA-CJohnson City, TN 376041558939017
- Anthony Jones, PA-CJohnson City, TN 376041841814803
- Rachel Keyt, PAJohnson City, TN 376041366471641
- Christine Kinley, PACJohnson City, TN 376041063544716
Common questions
What is James Owen Thigpen, PA-C's NPI number?
James Owen Thigpen, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386268159, issued on Jun 8, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Owen Thigpen, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 410 N State OF Franklin RD Ste 130, Johnson City, TN, 37604. Phone: (423) 431-2477. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Owen Thigpen, PA-C's license?
Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Owen Thigpen, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Owen Thigpen, PA-C had 53 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.