Richard James, MD
Surgery Physician · Port St Lucie, FL
Richard James, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Port St Lucie, Florida, and NPI 1659387405, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME66880, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard James
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- ME66880 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 176 NW Magnolia Lakes Blvd, Port St Lucie, FL 34986
- Phone
- (772) 828-1907
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (772) 345-1244
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME66880Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 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): 0 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).
Richard James among 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida
Richard James, MD is one of 1,887 surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida.
All 1,887 in Florida → Every provider in Port St Lucie → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rafael Quinones, MDPort St Lucie, FL 349861013929439
- Eric Owings, MDPort St Lucie, FL 349871740543057
- Matthew Peebles, M.D.Port St Lucie, FL 349871528066958
- Asa Ramdath, BMEDSCI., MBBSPort St Lucie, FL 349871225425374
- Gustavo Lopes, D.O.Port Saint Lucie, FL 349841588863351
- Mark Beatty, M.D.Stuart, FL 349941356349773
- Deena Hossino, MDStuart, FL 349941346745668
- Mojdeh Kappus, MDStuart, FL 349941366887960
Common questions
What is Richard James, MD's NPI number?
Richard James, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659387405, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard James, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 176 NW Magnolia Lakes Blvd, Port St Lucie, FL, 34986. Phone: (772) 828-1907. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard James, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME66880, 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 Richard James, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard James, MD had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard James, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.