Laurence Oliver James, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Sweetwater, TN
Laurence Oliver James, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Sweetwater, Tennessee, and NPI 1932587342, issued on May 18, 2015. Check the license (Tennessee MD58685, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laurence Oliver James
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD58685 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 304 Wright St, Sweetwater, TN 37874
- Phone
- (865) 213-8401
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2015
- Record last updated
- May 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 213-8596
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190606001137); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 304 Wright St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Laurence Oliver James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD58685Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
16,432 Medicare Part D claims for 696 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 346 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Montelukast Sodium540 claims
- Losartan Potassium508 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate472 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium468 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium448 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium403 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: $1,740.55
125 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Sweetwater Hospital AssociationSweetwater, TN · Acute Care Hospitals1 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
6 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Sweetwater
They are 6 of the 138 NPPES records with a practice address in Sweetwater, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 6 in Sweetwater → All 2,596 in Tennessee → Every provider in Sweetwater →
Other internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
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- Matthew Abbate, MDNashville, TN1982796306
- Sarmed Abdullah, M.D.Lexington, TN1588755359
- Temidayo Abe, MDNashville, TN1366947798
- Ahad Abid, MDNashville, TN1316500176
- Mouna Abouamara, MDJohnson City, TN1447324603
- Betty Abraham, MDChattanooga, TN1093923633
- Rawan Abu-Zeitoon, M.DKingsport, TN1265621072
Common questions
What is Laurence Oliver James, M.D.'s NPI number?
Laurence Oliver James, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932587342, issued on May 18, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laurence Oliver James, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 304 Wright St, Sweetwater, TN, 37874. Phone: (865) 213-8401. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laurence Oliver James, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD58685, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Laurence Oliver James, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laurence Oliver James, M.D. had 16,432 Medicare Part D claims for 696 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.