NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James R. Torrance, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Jamestown, ND

James R. Torrance, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Jamestown, North Dakota, and NPI 1316986649, issued on Jun 5, 2006. Check the license (North Dakota 5790, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316986649
Name
James R. Torrance
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
5790 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
401 3RD St SE, Jamestown, ND 58401
Phone
(701) 253-5300
Enumerated
Jun 5, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 22, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(701) 253-5402
Medicaid IDs
134808600 ND
16156 ND
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040507000040); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine, 1988
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 401 3RD St SE

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Dale Ernster, MDGeriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1053365122
  2. Anson Li, M.D.Surgery Physician1326064015
  3. Barbara Mickelson, FNPNurse Practitioner1225292311
  4. Larissa Musgrave, LRDRegistered Dietitian1528013307
  5. Myra Quanrud, MDPediatrics Physician1598705758
  6. Scott Rowe, MDFamily Medicine Physician1619915998

Verify James R. Torrance in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

12,755 Medicare Part D claims for 567 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 385 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Torrance12,755
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate498 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium480 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium457 claims
  4. Lisinopril455 claims
  5. Furosemide441 claims
  6. Jantoven319 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Innovis Health LLCValley City, ND

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

James R. Torrance among 596 family medicine physician records in North Dakota

James R. Torrance, MD is one of 596 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 66% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2007 among the 305 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 54% 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 Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

20 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Jamestown

They are 20 of the 656 NPPES records with a practice address in Jamestown, and 596 family medicine physician records in North Dakota.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Derek Brickner, MDJamestown, ND 584011346405602
  2. Scott Goecke, MDJamestown, ND 584011750367322
  3. Larry Johnson, MDJamestown, ND 584011578674511
  4. Philip Jystad, M.D.Jamestown, ND 584011447213202
  5. Patricia Kline, MDJamestown, ND 584011588620728
  6. William McMillan, MDJamestown, ND 584011831117415
  7. David Muhs, MDJamestown, ND 584011114945797
  8. Stacy Roers Irmen, MDJamestown, ND 584011578723789

Common questions

What is James R. Torrance, MD's NPI number?

James R. Torrance, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316986649, issued on Jun 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James R. Torrance, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 3RD St SE, Jamestown, ND, 58401. Phone: (701) 253-5300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James R. Torrance, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Dakota license number 5790, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James R. Torrance, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James R. Torrance, MD had 12,755 Medicare Part D claims for 567 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.