Michelle James, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Ridgewood, NJ
Michelle James, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and NPI 1841638780, issued on Jun 13, 2013. Check the license with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle James
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 016570 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 223 N Van Dien Ave Dept OF, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
- Phone
- (201) 447-8000
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2013
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michelle James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,768.41
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
Michelle James among 3,393 physician assistant records in New Jersey
Michelle James, PA-C is one of 3,393 physician assistant records with a practice address in New Jersey. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 28% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 28% of these records are older, 70% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
30 physician assistant records list a practice address in Ridgewood
They are 30 of the 1,059 NPPES records with a practice address in Ridgewood, and 3,393 physician assistant records in New Jersey.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Martine Caussimon, PARidgewood, NJ 074501699924761
- Jennifer Eskenasi, PARidgewood, NJ 074501285810549
- Lisa Flatley, PA-CRidgewood, NJ 074501790177053
- Alisa Goulbourne-Scott, PA-CRidgewood, NJ 074501942428255
- Kelli Howell, P.A.Ridgewood, NJ 074501932535200
- Andrew Kuiken, PA-CRidgewood, NJ 074501902181597
- Claudia Lucas, PA-CRidgewood, NJ 074501497157408
- Arielle MillerRidgewood, NJ 074501629500657
Common questions
What is Michelle James, PA-C's NPI number?
Michelle James, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841638780, issued on Jun 13, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle James, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 223 N Van Dien Ave Dept OF, Ridgewood, NJ, 07450. Phone: (201) 447-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle James, PA-C's license?
Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michelle James, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle James, PA-C had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michelle James, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.