James Nicholas Topolgus, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Bloomington, IN
James Nicholas Topolgus, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Bloomington, Indiana, and NPI 1508863945, issued on Jun 30, 2005. Check the license (Indiana 01022367A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Nicholas Topolgus
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 01022367A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3201 W Reddy Way, Bloomington, IN 47403
- Phone
- (812) 825-0756
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 25, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040420001449); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1970
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Nicholas Topolgus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01022367ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
526 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 75 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clotrimazole-Betamethasone70 claims
- Mupirocin66 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen53 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium38 claims
- Alprazolam34 claims
- Linzess29 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.7 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: $99.10
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Monroe Medical Group IncBloomington, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Nicholas Topolgus among 612 surgery physician records in Indiana
James Nicholas Topolgus, M.D. is one of 612 surgery physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1970 · median 2004 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Indiana
There are 612 surgery physician records in Indiana.
All 612 in Indiana → Every provider in Bloomington → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Fadi Haddad, MDBloomington, IN 474031932194511
- Fuad Haddad, MDBloomington, IN 474031457988230
- Alison Heidt, MDBloomington, IN 474031437313764
- Jerry JessephBloomington, IN 474031952359523
- Jason Kasza, M.D.Bloomington, IN 474031114105095
- Jason Kennard, MDBloomington, IN 474031639208747
Common questions
What is James Nicholas Topolgus, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Nicholas Topolgus, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508863945, issued on Jun 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Nicholas Topolgus, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3201 W Reddy Way, Bloomington, IN, 47403. Phone: (812) 825-0756. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Nicholas Topolgus, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01022367A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Nicholas Topolgus, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Nicholas Topolgus, M.D. had 526 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Nicholas Topolgus, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.7 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.