James Robert Werkmeister, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Lancaster, KY
James Robert Werkmeister, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lancaster, Kentucky, and NPI 1295708857, issued on Feb 13, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 29800, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Robert Werkmeister
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 29800 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 187 Farra Dr, Lancaster, KY 40444
- Phone
- (859) 792-1766
- Enumerated
- Feb 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (859) 792-1766
- Medicaid ID
- 64298003 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051114000745); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 187 Farra Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Madisan Miller, MDInternal Medicine Physician1114667383
- Kelly Werkmeister, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1346293826
Verify James Robert Werkmeister in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 29800Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
11,753 Medicare Part D claims for 509 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 381 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium531 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium475 claims
- Gabapentin403 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate376 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium372 claims
- Lisinopril368 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): 95.5 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: $455.69
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Baptist Health Medical Group IncLancaster, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Robert Werkmeister among 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky
James Robert Werkmeister, M.D. is one of 1,968 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2006 among the 1,277 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 57% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lancaster
They are 3 of the 64 NPPES records with a practice address in Lancaster, and 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is James Robert Werkmeister, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Robert Werkmeister, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295708857, issued on Feb 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Robert Werkmeister, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 187 Farra Dr, Lancaster, KY, 40444. Phone: (859) 792-1766. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Robert Werkmeister, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 29800, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Robert Werkmeister, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Robert Werkmeister, M.D. had 11,753 Medicare Part D claims for 509 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Robert Werkmeister, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.5 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.