James R. Thompson, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Lenoir, NC
James R. Thompson, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lenoir, North Carolina, and NPI 1760422620, issued on Jun 8, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 35533, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James R. Thompson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 35533 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1345 NC Highway 268, Lenoir, NC 28645
- Phone
- (828) 754-6850
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 30, 2025
- Fax
- (828) 757-3214
- Medicaid IDs
- 1760422620 NC
8982990 NC - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1345 NC Highway 268
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Verify James R. Thompson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 35533Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,706 Medicare Part D claims for 339 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 131 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium224 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium162 claims
- Gabapentin136 claims
- Losartan Potassium132 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate128 claims
- Lisinopril120 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: $150.37
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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. Thompson among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
James R. Thompson, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 50% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
30 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lenoir
They are 30 of the 497 NPPES records with a practice address in Lenoir, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is James R. Thompson, M.D.'s NPI number?
James R. Thompson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760422620, issued on Jun 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James R. Thompson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1345 NC Highway 268, Lenoir, NC, 28645. Phone: (828) 754-6850. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James R. Thompson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 35533, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James R. Thompson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James R. Thompson, M.D. had 4,706 Medicare Part D claims for 339 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.