Russell James, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Hazleton, PA
Russell James, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1780659144, issued on Feb 21, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD040603L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Russell James
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- MD040603L PA
MD18268 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 700 E Broad St, Hazleton, PA 18201
- Phone
- (570) 501-4193
- Enumerated
- Feb 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (570) 501-4109
- Medicaid IDs
- 1780659144 ME
0012112600007 PA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070402000293); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 700 E Broad St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Scott Adams, CRNPNurse Practitioner1073385845
- Albert Adomitis, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1619928348
- Rachel Barletta-ScarcellaFamily Nurse Practitioner1336852433
- John Brennan, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1710966304
- Jason Brown, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1679816466
- Michael Cannizzaro, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1417585241
Verify Russell James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD040603LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
205 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin17 claims
- Ondansetron Odt13 claims
- Eliquis12 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate12 claims
- Prednisone11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Emergency Physician Associates OF Pennsylvania PCDickson City, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Russell James among 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Russell James, MD is one of 3,911 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 82% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 69% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2013 among the 2,231 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Hazleton
They are 17 of the 351 NPPES records with a practice address in Hazleton, and 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 3,911 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Hazleton → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Russell James, MD's NPI number?
Russell James, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780659144, issued on Feb 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Russell James, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 E Broad St, Hazleton, PA, 18201. Phone: (570) 501-4193. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Russell James, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD040603L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Russell James, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Russell James, MD had 205 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.