NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura Christine James, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Aiken, SC

Laura Christine James, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Aiken, South Carolina, and NPI 1588287023, issued on May 19, 2020. Check the license (South Carolina 89585, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1588287023
Name
Laura Christine James
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
89585 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
302 University Pkwy, Aiken, SC 29801
Phone
(803) 641-5000
Enumerated
May 19, 2020
Record last updated
Nov 25, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240110000483); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Morehouse School Of Medicine, 2020
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 302 University Pkwy

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  2. Enoch Adewara, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700629573
  3. Akumidoyor AjuyahStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477303378
  4. Timur AkbarovStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396632386
  5. Rabei Alaisami, MDInternal Medicine Physician1366128035
  6. Farhana Alam, MDInternal Medicine Physician1225714728

Verify Laura Christine James in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license 89585    Check 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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2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

533 Medicare Part D claims for 304 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.

  1. Laura James533
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Naproxen68 claims
  2. Ondansetron Hcl63 claims
  3. Cephalexin58 claims
  4. Oxycodone Hcl41 claims
  5. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl34 claims
  6. Dicyclomine Hcl30 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Sound Physicians Emergency Medicine OF South Carolina LLCAiken, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Laura Christine James among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina

Laura Christine James, MD is one of 1,244 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 79% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2012 among the 752 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.

All 1,244 in South Carolina → Every provider in Aiken → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Aaron High, M.D.Aiken, SC 298011609154772
  2. Anna Paysinger, M.D.Aiken, SC 298011104055607
  3. Aaron Garrett, DOAiken, SC 298031437188836
  4. Charles Pexa, MDAiken, SC 298031467550103
  5. Nathanael Troll, DOMyrtle Beach, SC 297921790289379
  6. Brent Armstrong, MDFairfax, SC 298271356432116
  7. Chad Marley, M.D.North Augusta, SC 298411952393274
  8. Ralph Stegemoller, MDNorth Augusta, SC 298411225042799

Common questions

What is Laura Christine James, MD's NPI number?

Laura Christine James, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588287023, issued on May 19, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Christine James, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 302 University Pkwy, Aiken, SC, 29801. Phone: (803) 641-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Christine James, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 89585, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Laura Christine James, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura Christine James, MD had 533 Medicare Part D claims for 304 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.