Michael James, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner · Carbondale, IL
Michael James, FNP-BC is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Carbondale, Illinois, and NPI 1659004430, issued on Jul 8, 2022. Check the license (Illinois 209025349, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael James
- Credential
- FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 209025349 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2601 W Main St, Carbondale, IL 62901
- Phone
- (618) 549-5361
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2022
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2026
- Fax
- (618) 351-4878
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221017002058); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 209025349Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024
3,827 Medicare Part D claims for 1,042 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium582 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl534 claims
- Peg 3350-Electrolyte340 claims
- Omeprazole334 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf182 claims
- Linzess165 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: $3,364.69
106 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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 2 group practices
- Logan Primary Care Service Corp.Herrin, IL
- Southern Illinois Medical Services NfpCarbondale, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael James among 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois
Michael James, FNP-BC is one of 4,892 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Illinois. 81% 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 73% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 73% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 3,389 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
63 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Carbondale
They are 63 of the 1,088 NPPES records with a practice address in Carbondale, and 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Michael James, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Michael James, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659004430, issued on Jul 8, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael James, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2601 W Main St, Carbondale, IL, 62901. Phone: (618) 549-5361. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael James, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 209025349, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael James, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael James, FNP-BC had 3,827 Medicare Part D claims for 1,042 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.