William B. James, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Hot Springs, AR
William B. James, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and NPI 1356337539, issued on Sep 23, 2005. Check the license (Arkansas CO1259, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William B. James
- Credential
- CRNA
- Primary taxonomy
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
- License number
- CO1259 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1910 Malvern Ave, Hot Springs, AR 71901
- Phone
- (501) 321-1000
- Enumerated
- Sep 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 27, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040817001315); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest certified registered nurse anesthetist records → All 824 in Arkansas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1910 Malvern Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify William B. James in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license CO1259Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average certified registered nurse anesthetist in 2024
342 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries, against an average of 224 among the 246 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 133 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen110 claims
- Gabapentin102 claims
- Methocarbamol41 claims
- Tramadol Hcl23 claims
- Methylprednisolone16 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl11 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): 94.8 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: $29.95
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 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 one group practice
- John R Pace MD PAHot Springs, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William B. James among 824 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Arkansas
William B. James, CRNA is one of 824 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Arkansas. 81% 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, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2013 among the 630 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
64 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Hot Springs
They are 64 of the 2,042 NPPES records with a practice address in Hot Springs, and 824 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Arkansas.
All 824 in Arkansas → Every provider in Hot Springs → Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist nationwide →
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- Mary Campbell, CRNAHot Springs, AR 719011295721371
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Common questions
What is William B. James, CRNA's NPI number?
William B. James, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356337539, issued on Sep 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William B. James, CRNA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1910 Malvern Ave, Hot Springs, AR, 71901. Phone: (501) 321-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William B. James, CRNA's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number CO1259, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does William B. James, CRNA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William B. James, CRNA had 342 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries; the average among certified registered nurse anesthetist prescribers was 224. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William B. James, CRNA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.8 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.