Dr. James Robert Messer, MD

Dr. Messer practices at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, North Carolina, part of Novant Health.

Dr. Messer's NPI, 1235365388, was assigned on June 3, 2009. Dr. Messer holds North Carolina license 2012-01021.

Dr. Messer's primary practice is Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center, at 3333 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston Salem, NC 27103 in Forsyth County. The practice phone is (336) 718-5000.

Dr. Messer's primary practice is Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, North Carolina, part of Novant Health. Dr. Messer is also affiliated with Northern Regional Hospital. The medical group on file is Novant Health Indian Land Primary Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Messer to 1 more hospital, 1 hospital outpatient department and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Messer practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hospitalist is Dr. Messer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dr. Messer is licensed in North Carolina.

CMS data shows 356 Medicare services from Dr. Messer across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 161 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $32,070 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 161 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Messer in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 60 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.88, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Messer's median patient age at 75, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Messer wrote 181 Medicare Part D claims for 103 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 49 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $228 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 33 claims across 2 drugs.

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

CMS Open Payments shows 441 general payments to Dr. Messer from 31 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $1,330.