Dr. Christopher W. James, MD

  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Neurologist
NPI1104119346PAC ID6204125826
Medicare services, 2024
265
Medicare patients, 2024
218
Part D claims, 2024
2,068
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$1,954
Practice address
2001 W 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46260
Practice phone
Call (317) 338-2172
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Primary practice

Ascension St Vincent Hospital- Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

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Dr. Christopher W. James is a neurologist in Indianapolis, Indiana

Dr. James practices at Ascension St Vincent Hospital- Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Dr. James' NPI, 1104119346, was assigned on May 20, 2011. Dr. James graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. James holds Indiana license 01075536A.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6204125826
NPI enumeration date
May 20, 2011
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(317) 338-2172
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
41
Medical school graduation
2011

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Christopher W. James practices at Ascension St Vincent Hospital- Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana

Dr. James' primary practice is Ascension St Vincent Hospital- Indianapolis, at 2001 W 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46260 in Marion County. The practice phone is (317) 338-2172.

  • Ascension St Vincent Hospital- Indianapolis
    2001 W 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46260 · Marion CountyPhone(317) 338-2172

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Christopher W. James is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. James' primary practice is Ascension St Vincent Hospital- Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. James is also affiliated with IU Health Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is IU Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. James to 1 more hospital and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher W. James' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. James practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Ascension St Vincent Hospital- IndianapolisAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Christopher W. James is one of 338 neurologists in Indiana

Neurology is Dr. James' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dmand AI has Dr. James' licenses on file in 2 states: Indiana and Rhode Island.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurology, IndianaPrimaryLicense 01075536A · taxonomy 2084N0400X
  • Internal medicine, Rhode IslandLicense LP02188 · taxonomy 207R00000X

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Dr. Christopher W. James billed Medicare for 265 services in 2024

CMS data shows 265 Medicare services from Dr. James across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 218 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $26,124 for them.

Medicare services, 2024265
Medicare patients218
Paid by Medicare$26,124
Procedure codes5

Dr. James' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2232024: 2303%
Other services
2023: 02024: 18
Tests and treatments
2023: 232024: 1726%

Where Dr. James' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office25094%
  • In a facility156%

Dr. James compared with the Indiana median for neurologists, 2024

  • Dr. James
  • Indiana median
Medicare services
265vs 39232% below
Medicare patients
218vs 25515% below
Part D claims
1,877vs 7062.7 times

Medians across 335 neurologists in Indiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. James' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Christopher W. James treated 218 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69

CMS counts 218 Medicare patients who saw Dr. James in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 105 patients. 68% of them have high blood pressure, and 64% have high cholesterol. 26% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.48, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. James' median patient age at 63, with 48% women.

Medicare patients, 2024218
Average age69
Average risk score1.48
Also on Medicaid26%

Dr. James' Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. James' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women9443%
  • Men12457%

Chronic conditions among Dr. James' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure68%
  2. High cholesterol64%
  3. Parkinson's disease59%
  4. Arthritis48%
  5. Mood disorders42%
  6. Anxiety41%
  7. Depression40%
  8. Diabetes27%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. James' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 63

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women48%
  • Men51%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Christopher W. James wrote 2,068 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. James wrote 2,068 Medicare Part D claims for 290 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,877 of them, across 37 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $589,308 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,794 claims across 44 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,068
Drugs named by CMS37
Total drug cost$589,308
Part D patients290

Dr. James' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,901 claims92%
  • Brand-name167 claims8%

Dr. James' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. James' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids1%12 of 2,068 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over7%148 of 2,068 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1,7942024: 1,8775%

Drugs named by CMS: 37 in 2024, 44 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Christopher W. James takes part in Medicare

Dr. James accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Christopher W. James received $1,954 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 18 general payments to Dr. James from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 61% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $871.

General payments to Dr. James by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. James by kind, 2016 to 2025

$2Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$1,19561%
  • Food and beverage$75839%

Companies that paid Dr. James the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Christopher W. James graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine

Dr. James graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 2011.

  1. Medical schoolIndiana University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Christopher W. James's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Christopher W. James' NPI number?

Dr. Christopher W. James' NPI number is 1104119346. It was assigned on May 20, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher W. James?

Dr. Christopher W. James is a neurologist in Indianapolis, Indiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).

Where does Dr. Christopher W. James practice?

Dr. James practices at 2001 W 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46260. Dr. James' primary practice is Ascension St Vincent Hospital- Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dmand AI also links Dr. James to 1 hospital and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Christopher W. James' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. James is (317) 338-2172.

What is Dr. Christopher W. James' medical license number?

Dr. James holds Indiana license 01075536A, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Christopher W. James been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. James in Indiana and Rhode Island.

Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher W. James affiliated with?

Dr. James is affiliated with IU Health Methodist Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. James to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Christopher W. James part of?

Dr. James is linked to IU Health Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. James to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Christopher W. James accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. James billed Medicare for 265 services in 2024, and Dr. James accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher W. James see?

CMS counts 218 Medicare patients who saw Dr. James in 2024, with an average age of 69.

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What services does Dr. Christopher W. James bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. James' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99215), office visit, new patient (99205) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. Christopher W. James go to medical school?

Dr. James graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 2011.

What drugs does Dr. Christopher W. James prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. James' most prescribed drugs by claims were Carbidopa-Levodopa, Clonazepam and Amantadine.

Has Dr. Christopher W. James received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,954 in general payments to Dr. James from 6 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Pfizer Inc.

How long has Dr. Christopher W. James been practicing?

Dr. James graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.

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