Shana Danette James-Nzambele, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Gastonia, NC
Shana Danette James-Nzambele, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1932152121, issued on May 18, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9601158, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shana Danette James-Nzambele
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 9601158 NC
20238 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 111 E Third Ave, Gastonia, NC 28052
- Phone
- (704) 874-3300
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 89129VY NC
202382 SC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100406000549); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 111 E Third Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jean Benton, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1467458588
- Tammy Palumbo, RD, LDN, CDERegistered Dietitian1245350305
- Amy Shortridge, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1457522252
Verify Shana Danette James-Nzambele in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9601158Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,455 Medicare Part D claims for 433 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 150 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium429 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate371 claims
- Gabapentin216 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa186 claims
- Lisinopril179 claims
- Omeprazole179 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.2 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: $305.59
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 2 group practices
- Comprehab, IncGastonia, NC
- Gaston Family Health Services IncGastonia, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shana Danette James-Nzambele among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Shana Danette James-Nzambele, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
53 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Gastonia
They are 53 of the 2,833 NPPES records with a practice address in Gastonia, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Shana Danette James-Nzambele, MD's NPI number?
Shana Danette James-Nzambele, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932152121, issued on May 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shana Danette James-Nzambele, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 111 E Third Ave, Gastonia, NC, 28052. Phone: (704) 874-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shana Danette James-Nzambele, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9601158, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shana Danette James-Nzambele, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shana Danette James-Nzambele, MD had 7,455 Medicare Part D claims for 433 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shana Danette James-Nzambele, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.2 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.