James Henson Wheeler, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Atlanta, GA
James Henson Wheeler, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1619922960, issued on May 24, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 017903, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Henson Wheeler
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 017903 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 993 Johnson Ferry RD NE, Atlanta, GA 30342
- Phone
- (404) 256-1727
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 7, 2025
- Fax
- (404) 252-3591
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120110000586); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1971
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 993 Johnson Ferry RD NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Henson Wheeler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 017903Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
2,235 Medicare Part D claims for 331 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Zolpidem Tartrate109 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium96 claims
- Alprazolam90 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl78 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium75 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate68 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): 89.9 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: $1,597.29
90 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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 2 group practices
- Family Practice Center, P.C.Atlanta, GA
- Physiotherapy Associates IncDuluth, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Henson Wheeler among 316 general practice physician records in Georgia
James Henson Wheeler, M.D. is one of 316 general practice physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 49% 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, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 49% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 26% of these records are
- Graduated1971 · median 2000 among the 83 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
General Practice Physician providers in Georgia
There are 316 general practice physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is James Henson Wheeler, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Henson Wheeler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619922960, issued on May 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Henson Wheeler, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 993 Johnson Ferry RD NE, Atlanta, GA, 30342. Phone: (404) 256-1727. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Henson Wheeler, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 017903, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Henson Wheeler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Henson Wheeler, M.D. had 2,235 Medicare Part D claims for 331 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Henson Wheeler, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.9 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.