NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Dermatology Physician NPI 1235438870 MD
Verify on CMS → Kirk James, MD
Dermatology Physician in Charlotte, North Carolina.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 15,011 in Dermatology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 479 beneficiaries · Dermatology Physician avg: 799
Generic prescribing
84%
generic claims · 16% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
95.4/100
▲ 12 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$708.77
22 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Kirk James, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 95.4/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 1,457 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 95.4/100
- MIPS score · +12 vs avg
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 84%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Kirk James, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1235438870), first enumerated 03/22/2011.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 1,457 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 95.4/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$708.77 in reported industry payments (22 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1235438870 · Dermatology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-ELITE · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1235438870
- ENUM-MID 2011
- TAX-MID 15K Dermatology Physician
- MIPS-ELITE 95.4/100
- RX-MID 1,457
- BOOK-THIN 480 in North Carolina
- PHOTO-FINISH Ira Harber, M.D. · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Amin Esfahani, M…
Amin Esfahani, M.D.
95.3 MIPS pts
- James · this pro…
James · this provider
95.4 MIPS pts
- Ira Harber, M.D.…
Ira Harber, M.D.
95.4 MIPS pts
- Christopher Pete…
Christopher Peterson, MD
95.4 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Kirk James, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
95 ≥ 78th percentile 78% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Kirk James, MD sits
This provider among dermatology physician peers
Across the 5,700 dermatology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Kirk James, MD writes more Part D claims than 86% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 68% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one dermatology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Kirk James, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Kirk James, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Kirk James, MD?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Dermatology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,457 82% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
95.4/100 11.9 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in North Carolina
How Dermatology Physician compares to other specialties among North Carolina providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Kirk James, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Dermatology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 95.4/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1235438870 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Dermatology Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 03/22/2011 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
95.3578
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
84.2235
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Alternative Payment Model
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Kirk James, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Atrium Health Specialty Network Inc
Charlotte, NC
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Kirk James, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$709
Largest payer
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Kirk James, MD - brand share 16.0%
Dermatology Physician average
16% brand-name claims vs 84% generic, on 1,457 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
1,457
Total Claims
$1.7M
Total Drug Cost
479
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,868.733
- Total Day Supply
- 51,149
- Brand vs Generic
- 16% brand / 84% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $1.7M
- Generic Drug Cost
- $37K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 90
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 71.5 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.41
- Gender Split
- 46% female / 54% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 60, 65-74: 245, 75-84: 145, 85+: 29
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Kirk James, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Mometasone Furoate
Mometasone Furoate
170 claims
- Clobetasol Propion…
Clobetasol Propionate
128 claims
- Ammonium Lactate
Ammonium Lactate
111 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate
Doxycycline Hyclate
86 claims
- Ketoconazole
Ketoconazole
76 claims
- Dupixent Pen
Dupixent Pen
73 claims
- Triamcinolone Acet…
Triamcinolone Acetonide
71 claims
- Clindamycin Phosph… 61
Clindamycin Phosphate
61 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Mometasone Furoate | 170 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 128 |
| Ammonium Lactate | 111 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 86 |
| Ketoconazole | 76 |
| Dupixent Pen Dupilumab | 73 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 71 |
| Clindamycin Phosphate | 61 |
| Finasteride | 45 |
| Ciclopirox Ciclopirox Olamine | 43 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Dermatology Physician Overview
How Kirk James, MD fits within the Dermatology Physician landscape nationally.
15,011
Dermatology Physician Providers in US
53
States with Dermatology Physician
799
Avg Claims per Provider
Kirk James, MD's 1,457 claims are above the specialty average of 799.
Nationwide Dermatology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for James, both outside North Carolina so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (95.4 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2011)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Dermatology Physician Providers in North Carolina
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in North Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as James.
One of 480 Dermatology Physician providers enrolled in North Carolina, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Maureen Aarons
MD
Raleigh, NC
Dr. Daniel Abraham
D.O.
Jacksonville, NC
Dr. Adewole Adamson
M.D.
Chapel Hill, NC
Dr. Chris Adigun
M.D.
Chapel Hill, NC
Dr. Christine Ahn
MD
Winston Salem, NC
Compare Dermatology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Kirk James, MD's specialty? ▼
Kirk James, MD specializes in Dermatology Physician and practices in Charlotte, North Carolina. Credentials: MD.
How much does Kirk James, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Kirk James, MD wrote 1,457 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.7M in drug costs for 479 beneficiaries.
What is Kirk James, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Kirk James, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 95.4/100 (Quality: 84.2). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Kirk James, MD located? ▼
Kirk James, MD is located at 4525 CAMERON VALLEY PKWY, Charlotte, NC, 28211. Phone: (704) 355-5100.
What is Kirk James, MD's NPI number? ▼
Kirk James, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235438870, issued on 03/22/2011.
Does Kirk James, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Kirk James, MD's prescribing is 16% brand-name and 84% generic drugs by claim count, with $1.7M in brand drug costs.
How many Dermatology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 15,011 Dermatology Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Dermatology Physician provider writes 799 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Kirk James, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Kirk James, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Mometasone Furoate, Clobetasol Propionate, Ammonium Lactate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Kirk James, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Kirk James, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,457 Part D claims and 479 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Kirk James, MD's credentials? ▼
Kirk James, MD's NPI is 1235438870 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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