Tess C. James, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Matthews, NC
Tess C. James, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Matthews, North Carolina, and NPI 1942699863, issued on Jan 15, 2015. Check the license (North Carolina 5007418, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tess C. James
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 5007418 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1100 Healing Way, Matthews, NC 28104
- Phone
- (980) 993-1840
- Enumerated
- Jan 15, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150609002407); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tess C. James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5007418Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
421 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Jardiance36 claims
- Spironolactone20 claims
- Furosemide18 claims
- Losartan Potassium17 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium16 claims
- Ultra-Fine Micro Pen Needle15 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $17.63
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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 3 group practices
- Atrium Health Specialty Network IncMatthews, NC
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncMatthews, NC
- The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital AuthorityCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tess C. James among 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Tess C. James, FNP is one of 6,631 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 33% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2019 among the 4,000 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
45 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Matthews
They are 45 of the 1,421 NPPES records with a practice address in Matthews, and 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Tess C. James, FNP's NPI number?
Tess C. James, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942699863, issued on Jan 15, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tess C. James, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 Healing Way, Matthews, NC, 28104. Phone: (980) 993-1840. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tess C. James, FNP's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5007418, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tess C. James, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tess C. James, FNP had 421 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tess C. James, FNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.