William A. James, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Rives, TN
William A. James, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Rives, Tennessee, and NPI 1063494508, issued on Nov 18, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD17408, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William A. James
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- MD17408 TN
ME79994 FL
26231 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4772 Will Dickerson RD, Rives, TN 38253
- Phone
- (731) 536-1100
- Enumerated
- Nov 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 7, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 3706440 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041027000259); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William A. James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD17408Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
219 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone106 claims
- Suboxone21 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
- Wellness Ambulatory Care Inc.Knoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William A. James among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
William A. James, M.D. is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 2,596 in Tennessee → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Fred Cox, MDSouth Fulton, TN 382571104830801
- Robert Hill, M.D.Troy, TN 382601376594051
- Karen Hanks, M.D.Union City, TN 382611790981819
- Megan TuttleUnion City, TN 382611942887237
- Andrew Coleman, M.D.Paris, TN 382421770565459
- Amanda Finley, DOParis, TN 382421174817035
- Virginia Go, MDParis, TN 382421437242955
- Walter Griffey, M.D.Paris, TN 382421295708469
Common questions
What is William A. James, M.D.'s NPI number?
William A. James, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063494508, issued on Nov 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William A. James, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4772 Will Dickerson RD, Rives, TN, 38253. Phone: (731) 536-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William A. James, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD17408, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William A. James, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William A. James, M.D. had 219 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.