NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa J. James, M.D.

Pediatrics Physician · Addison, IL

Melissa J. James, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Addison, Illinois, and NPI 1538690318, issued on Mar 23, 2017. Check the license (Illinois 036152588, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; 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
1538690318
Name
Melissa J. James
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License numbers
036152588 IL
125070286 IL
A195776 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1640 W Lake St FL 2, Addison, IL 60101
Phone
(630) 543-3020
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2017
Record last updated
Sep 25, 2024
Fax
(630) 543-1551
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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Verify Melissa J. James in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  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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Industry payments in 2024: $70.49

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melissa James$70.49
  2. Specialty average$842.05

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Melissa J. James among 3,176 pediatrics physician records in Illinois

Melissa J. James, M.D. is one of 3,176 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 32% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 32% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 7% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatrics Physician providers in Illinois

There are 3,176 pediatrics physician records in Illinois.

All 3,176 in Illinois → Every provider in Addison → Pediatrics Physician nationwide →

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Merrick Bromberg, D.O.Addison, IL 601011659481778
  2. Crystal Daniels, MDAddison, IL 601011962400556
  3. Sharon Flint, MDAddison, IL 601011053498626
  4. Renu Jain, MDAddison, IL 601011619079977
  5. Mussarat Arshad, M.D.Algonquin, IL 601021801968953
  6. Joanna Betancourt, MDAlgonquin, IL 601021992703227
  7. Adrienne Edge, MDAlgonquin, IL 601021639458128
  8. Michael Fell, DOAlgonquin, IL 601021376648584

Common questions

What is Melissa J. James, M.D.'s NPI number?

Melissa J. James, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538690318, issued on Mar 23, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa J. James, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1640 W Lake St FL 2, Addison, IL, 60101. Phone: (630) 543-3020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa J. James, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036152588, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.

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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.