Michael James, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Michael James, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1912650185, issued on Jan 28, 2022. Check the license on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael James
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 143833 ZZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3200 S Water St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
- Phone
- (403) 860-9335
- Enumerated
- Jan 28, 2022
- Record last updated
- Apr 13, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230921002754); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3200 S Water St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Lisa Anderson, A.T.,C.Athletic Trainer1306836036
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- Lauren BakerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114503620
- Amy Jo Beckner, ATCAthletic Trainer1619951431
- Elizabeth Bronson, ATCAthletic Trainer1265852693
Verify Michael James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)Check the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl31 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: $3,049.94
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF The NorthwestSalem, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael James among 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Michael James, MD is one of 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 93% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 777 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abigail Boduch, MDPittsburgh, PA 152031558890186
- Liane MillerPittsburgh, PA 152031548622780
- Vince MorganPittsburgh, PA 152031346876224
- Stephanie Muh, MDPittsburgh, PA 152031598974677
- Dharmesh Vyas, MD, PHDPittsburgh, PA 152031811153117
- Raymond Drabicki, MDPittsburgh, PA 152061891962189
- Eric Evans, MDPittsburgh, PA 152061487656401
- Graham Johnstone, MDPittsburgh, PA 152061619975463
Common questions
What is Michael James, MD's NPI number?
Michael James, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912650185, issued on Jan 28, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael James, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3200 S Water St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15203. Phone: (403) 860-9335. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael James, MD's license?
Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael James, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael James, MD had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.