Jay Ames, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Chesterton, IN
Jay 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 on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jay Ames
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- Practice location
- 751 E Porter Ave Ste 5, Chesterton, IN 46304
- Phone
- (219) 767-4858
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Jay Ames in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of IndianaCheck 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 3,519 among the 111,126 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, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Lundbeck LLC. The 53,013 providers of this specialty with any payment received $861.30 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.
10 family medicine physician records list a Chesterton practice address
They are 10 of the 570 NPPES records with a Chesterton practice address, and 3,367 family medicine physician records in Indiana.
All 10 in Chesterton → All 3,367 in Indiana → Every provider in Chesterton →
Other family medicine physician records in Indiana
- Faryaal Aamir, MDBoonville, IN1649581778
- Melody Abadpour, MDLafayette, IN1043136419
- Troy Abbott, MDMuncie, IN1689693889
- Musa Abdalla, M. D.Lagrange, IN1548552375
- Azra Abdullah, M.D.Indianapolis, IN1063468916
- Daniel Abel, M.D.Mishawaka, IN1508177619
- Aris Rodel Abeleda, MDIndianapolis, IN1912185547
- Rashmi Abhyankar, M.D.Terre Haute, IN1437263555
- Walter Able, M.D.Columbus, IN1588704050
- Roy Abraham, MDPortland, IN1912214560
Common questions
What is Jay Ames, MD's NPI number?
Jay 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 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 Ames, MD's license?
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 Ames, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jay Ames, MD had 1,491 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.