James Austin Thompson, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC
James Austin Thompson, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1649566787, issued on Jun 28, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 2014-00958, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Austin Thompson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 2014-00958 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 213-1948
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jun 4, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 213-1950
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141017002391); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Austin Thompson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2014-00958Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
176 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefadroxil18 claims
- Ondansetron Odt16 claims
- Prednisone15 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 claims
- Azithromycin12 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: $15.06
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- Emergency Coverage LLCFranklin, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Austin Thompson among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina
James Austin Thompson, M.D. is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 58% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2012 among the 1,317 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 2,094 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Mark Helms, MDAsheville, NC 288011679536106
- Rex Henderson, MDAsheville, NC 288011457314726
- Stace Horine, DOAsheville, NC 288011891757597
- Allen Lalor, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011295724623
- Kenneth Porter-Shirley, MDAsheville, NC 288011932104080
Common questions
What is James Austin Thompson, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Austin Thompson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649566787, issued on Jun 28, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Austin Thompson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 213-1948. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Austin Thompson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2014-00958, 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 Austin Thompson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Austin Thompson, M.D. had 176 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.