Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1538158134
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
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of IndianaCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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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.

  1. Jay Ames1,491
  2. Specialty average3,519

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate113 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium92 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa84 claims
  4. Lisinopril59 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium54 claims
  6. 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.

  1. Jay Ames$151.03
  2. Specialty average$861.30

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.

Other family medicine physician records in Indiana

  1. Faryaal Aamir, MDBoonville, IN1649581778
  2. Melody Abadpour, MDLafayette, IN1043136419
  3. Troy Abbott, MDMuncie, IN1689693889
  4. Musa Abdalla, M. D.Lagrange, IN1548552375
  5. Azra Abdullah, M.D.Indianapolis, IN1063468916
  6. Daniel Abel, M.D.Mishawaka, IN1508177619
  7. Aris Rodel Abeleda, MDIndianapolis, IN1912185547
  8. Rashmi Abhyankar, M.D.Terre Haute, IN1437263555
  9. Walter Able, M.D.Columbus, IN1588704050
  10. 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.