Nicholas Frank James, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Jacksonville, FL
Nicholas Frank James, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Jacksonville, Florida, and NPI 1134581358, issued on Mar 26, 2016. Check the license (Florida ME157799, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Frank James
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- ME157799 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 655 W 8TH St, Jacksonville, FL 32209
- Phone
- (904) 244-5942
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jan 31, 2024
- Fax
- (904) 244-2358
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220802000359); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Florida College Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas Frank James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME157799Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
196 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 54 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl46 claims
- Celecoxib44 claims
- Ibuprofen14 claims
- Cephalexin13 claims
- Gabapentin12 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,532.60
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Team 1, Llc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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
- University OF Florida Jacksonville Physicians, Inc.Jacksonville, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas Frank James among 183 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Florida
Nicholas Frank James, MD is one of 183 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 93% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2005 among the 143 with a school on file
- 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 207XS0106X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 183 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Florida.
All 183 in Florida → Every provider in Jacksonville → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gabriel Echegaray, MDJacksonville, FL 322071821519372
- Robert Kleinhans, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322071396749818
- Georgia Gill, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322041144307224
- Brett Puckett, MDJacksonville, FL 322041831150960
- John Crick, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322161487648770
- Jack Greider, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322161316038615
- Neil Ghany, MDJacksonville, FL 322241215955497
- Peter Murray, MDJacksonville, FL 322241083604904
Common questions
What is Nicholas Frank James, MD's NPI number?
Nicholas Frank James, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134581358, issued on Mar 26, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Frank James, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 655 W 8TH St, Jacksonville, FL, 32209. Phone: (904) 244-5942. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Frank James, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME157799, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas Frank James, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Frank James, MD had 196 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas Frank James, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.