Nithin James, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Reno, NV
Nithin James, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Reno, Nevada, and NPI 1790218857, issued on Apr 6, 2017. Check the license (Nevada 19965, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nithin James
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 19965 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1155 Mill St MS W14, Reno, NV 89502
- Phone
- (775) 982-7878
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (775) 982-4196
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210901001554); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nithin James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 19965Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
560 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide38 claims
- Cefdinir34 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen27 claims
- Prednisone27 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate21 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium21 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: $13.14
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- West Tennessee Healthcare Hospitalists IncJackson, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nithin James among 239 hospitalist physician records in Nevada
Nithin James, MD is one of 239 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 90% 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 69% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 69% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2012 among the 191 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 208M00000X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Nevada
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Common questions
What is Nithin James, MD's NPI number?
Nithin James, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790218857, issued on Apr 6, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nithin James, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1155 Mill St MS W14, Reno, NV, 89502. Phone: (775) 982-7878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nithin James, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 19965, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nithin James, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nithin James, MD had 560 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.