James Jay Tiesinga, MD
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician · Anchorage, AK
James Jay Tiesinga, MD is an anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician with a practice address in Anchorage, Alaska, and NPI 1366475105, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Alaska 5760, as entered in NPPES) on the Alaska State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Jay Tiesinga
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician 207ZP0102X
- License number
- 5760 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4315 Diplomacy Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508
- Phone
- (907) 729-3971
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (907) 729-1542
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070104000258); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Jay Tiesinga in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlaska State Medical Board
Search for license 5760Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $83.19
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 2,607 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,565.00 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
- Alaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumAnchorage, AK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Jay Tiesinga among 26 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in Alaska
James Jay Tiesinga, MD is one of 26 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with a practice address in Alaska. 62% 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 23% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2002 among the 15 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ZP0102X and a Alaska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician providers in Alaska
There are 26 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in Alaska.
All 26 in Alaska → Every provider in Anchorage → Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician nationwide →
The 8 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jesse Bond, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995081316234925
- Christine Clark, MDAnchorage, AK 995081922095686
- Bruce Ensign, MDAnchorage, AK 995081073502944
- Michael Franklin, DOAnchorage, AK 995081538665765
- Lisbeth Gallagher, MDAnchorage, AK 995081144210303
- Jeffery Hittson, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995081770520389
- Steven Jayich, M.D.Anchorage, AK 995081093824997
- Paul Kaplan, DOAnchorage, AK 995081811943574
Common questions
What is James Jay Tiesinga, MD's NPI number?
James Jay Tiesinga, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366475105, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Jay Tiesinga, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4315 Diplomacy Dr, Anchorage, AK, 99508. Phone: (907) 729-3971. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Jay Tiesinga, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alaska license number 5760, as entered by the provider. Search the Alaska State Medical Board at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/StateMedicalBoard.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is James Jay Tiesinga, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.