James Benjamin Tribble, M.D .F.A.C.S.
Surgery Physician · Columbia, SC
James Benjamin Tribble, M.D .F.A.C.S. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1245218700, issued on Jan 5, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 13808, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Benjamin Tribble
- Credential
- M.D .F.A.C.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 13808 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1850 Laurel St, Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone
- (803) 256-3400
- Enumerated
- Jan 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 5, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 256-2039
- Medicaid IDs
- 138087 SC
GP7530 SC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090107000601); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 647 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1850 Laurel St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert Bunch, M.D., F.A.C.S.Surgery Physician1588642169
- Donen Davis, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1972509925
- Michele O'Hara, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1770590911
- Igbagboyemi Olatunde, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1053752105
- Ratnakishore Pallapothu, MDSurgery Physician1629228549
- Dalton Prickett, M.D. F.A.C.S.Surgery Physician1043298516
Verify James Benjamin Tribble in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 13808Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
50 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Dextrose In Lactated Ringers23 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): 99.3 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: $228.11
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 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
- Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Benjamin Tribble among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
James Benjamin Tribble, M.D .F.A.C.S. is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 45% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 647 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Bunch, M.D., F.A.C.S.Columbia, SC 292011588642169
- Cecily Lykes, D.O.Columbia, SC 292011386917763
- Stephen Metropol, MDColumbia, SC 292011477665123
- Martin Mirra, MDColumbia, SC 292011972615631
- David Moffat, M.D.Columbia, SC 292011063809713
- Ratnakishore Pallapothu, MDColumbia, SC 292011629228549
- Dalton Prickett, M.D. F.A.C.S.Columbia, SC 292011043298516
- Carl Sweatman, MD, FACSColumbia, SC 292011285612739
Common questions
What is James Benjamin Tribble, M.D .F.A.C.S.'s NPI number?
James Benjamin Tribble, M.D .F.A.C.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245218700, issued on Jan 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Benjamin Tribble, M.D .F.A.C.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1850 Laurel St, Columbia, SC, 29201. Phone: (803) 256-3400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Benjamin Tribble, M.D .F.A.C.S.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 13808, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Benjamin Tribble, M.D .F.A.C.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Benjamin Tribble, M.D .F.A.C.S. had 50 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Benjamin Tribble, M.D .F.A.C.S.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 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.