Stephen Charles James, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Gulfport, MS
Stephen Charles James, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Gulfport, Mississippi, and NPI 1699886176, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 21718, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Charles James
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 21718 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1340 Broad Ave, Gulfport, MS 39501
- Phone
- (228) 867-5202
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 13, 2024
- Fax
- (228) 867-5007
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240417000781); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1988
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Charles James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 21718Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,270 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl135 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine85 claims
- Bupropion Xl84 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl79 claims
- Aripiprazole74 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate72 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: $234.09
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Gulf Coast Neurospa LLCGulfport, MS
- Hakuna Matata Psychiatry Services PLLCOrlando, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Charles James among 272 psychiatry physician records in Mississippi
Stephen Charles James, M.D. is one of 272 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 64% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2004 among the 111 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 272 psychiatry physician records in Mississippi.
All 272 in Mississippi → Every provider in Gulfport → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Albert Devillier, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395011750492609
- Brian Maher, MDGulfport, MS 395011407888985
- William Pearson, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395011578746384
- Ismin Zen, MDGulfport, MS 395011942231972
- James Rusch, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395031780618686
- Tongii Shavers, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395031962594481
- Ginger Wishik, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395031134228703
- Barbara Murray, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395071891894499
Common questions
What is Stephen Charles James, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Charles James, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699886176, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Charles James, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1340 Broad Ave, Gulfport, MS, 39501. Phone: (228) 867-5202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Charles James, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 21718, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Charles James, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Charles James, M.D. had 1,270 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.