James C. Thriffiley, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Gulfport, MS
James C. Thriffiley, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Gulfport, Mississippi, and NPI 1689673071, issued on Jul 18, 2005. Check the license (Mississippi 15285, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James C. Thriffiley
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 15285 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1639 E Pass RD, Gulfport, MS 39507
- Phone
- (228) 822-2663
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 29, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (228) 604-2255
- Medicaid ID
- 00127085 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031208000564); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James C. Thriffiley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 15285Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
670 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 87 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib268 claims
- Meloxicam162 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen60 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium51 claims
- Methylprednisolone29 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl28 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 13.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $32.99
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 C. Thriffiley among 197 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Mississippi
James C. Thriffiley, MD is one of 197 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2005 among the 131 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 197 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Mississippi.
All 197 in Mississippi → Every provider in Gulfport → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Cox, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395031609163682
- Ronald Graham, MDGulfport, MS 395031760531982
- Eric Graham, MDGulfport, MS 395031558462218
- Inez Kelleher, MDGulfport, MS 395031588725519
- Eric Letonoff, DOGulfport, MS 395031306872171
- Philip Myers, DOGulfport, MS 395031003254525
- William Seidensticker, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395031093901902
- Reginald Bass, M.D.Biloxi, MS 395311730198813
Common questions
What is James C. Thriffiley, MD's NPI number?
James C. Thriffiley, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689673071, issued on Jul 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James C. Thriffiley, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1639 E Pass RD, Gulfport, MS, 39507. Phone: (228) 822-2663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James C. Thriffiley, MD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 15285, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James C. Thriffiley, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James C. Thriffiley, MD had 670 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James C. Thriffiley, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 13.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.