Jay Timothy Ames, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Chesterton, IN
Jay Timothy Ames, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Chesterton, Indiana, and NPI 1538158134, issued on Oct 17, 2005. Check the license (Indiana 01035822, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jay Timothy Ames
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 01035822 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 751 E Porter Ave Ste 5, Chesterton, IN 46304
- Phone
- (219) 767-4858
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 25, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (219) 406-8129
- Medicaid ID
- 200057750A IN
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jay Timothy Ames in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01035822Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,491 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate113 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium92 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa84 claims
- Lisinopril59 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium54 claims
- Metformin Hcl51 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $151.03
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lundbeck LLC. 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.
Jay Timothy Ames among 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana
Jay Timothy Ames, MD is one of 3,506 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 81% 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, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 48% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Chesterton
They are 11 of the 570 NPPES records with a practice address in Chesterton, and 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana.
All 3,506 in Indiana → Every provider in Chesterton → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Jay Timothy Ames, MD's NPI number?
Jay Timothy Ames, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538158134, issued on Oct 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jay Timothy Ames, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 751 E Porter Ave Ste 5, Chesterton, IN, 46304. Phone: (219) 767-4858. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jay Timothy Ames, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01035822, 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 Jay Timothy Ames, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jay Timothy Ames, MD had 1,491 Medicare Part D claims for 144 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.