Dr. James Edward Needell, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 475
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 98
- Part D claims, 2024
- 4,026
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $11,596
- Practice address
- 416 N Highland Street, Gastonia, NC 28052
- Practice phone
- Call (704) 864-0371
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Belmont Health & Rehabilitation
Skilled Nursing Facility · Gastonia, North Carolina
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Dr. James Edward Needell is an internist in Gastonia, North Carolina
Dr. Needell practices at Belmont Health & Rehabilitation in Gastonia, North Carolina.
Dr. Needell's NPI, 1417988825, was assigned on July 5, 2006. Dr. Needell holds North Carolina license 200001222.
- NPI
- 1417988825NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7810908571
- NPI enumeration date
- July 5, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (704) 864-0371
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 57
- Medical school graduation
- 1995
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. James Edward Needell practices at Belmont Health & Rehabilitation in Gastonia, North Carolina
Dr. Needell's primary practice is Belmont Health & Rehabilitation, at 416 N Highland Street, Gastonia, NC 28052 in Gaston County. The practice phone is (704) 864-0371.
- Belmont Health & Rehabilitation416 N Highland Street, Gastonia, NC 28052 · Gaston CountyPhone(704) 864-0371
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. James Edward Needell is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Needell's primary practice is Belmont Health & Rehabilitation in Gastonia, North Carolina. Dr. Needell is also affiliated with Atrium Health Lincoln. The medical group on file is Kintegra Family Medicine - Hudson. Dmand AI also links Dr. Needell to 1 more community health center, 1 physician office, 1 skilled nursing facility and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James Edward Needell's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Needell practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Belmont Health & Rehabilitation | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. James Edward Needell is one of 3,705 internists in North Carolina
Internal medicine is Dr. Needell's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Needell is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, North CarolinaPrimary
Internists near Dr. Needell
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James Edward Needell billed Medicare for 475 services in 2024
CMS data shows 475 Medicare services from Dr. Needell across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 98 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $23,827 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Needell's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Other services
- 2023: 382024: 240532%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,0312024: 21080%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 02024: 25
Dr. Needell compared with the North Carolina median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Needell
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 475vs 5219% below
- Medicare patients
- 98vs 18547% below
- Part D claims
- 3,318vs 27212.2 times
Medians across 3,695 internists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Needell's 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. James Edward Needell treated 98 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 98 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Needell in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 60 patients. 74% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.06, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Needell's median patient age at 65, with 54% women.
Dr. Needell's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Needell's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6364%
- Men3536%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Needell's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol74%
- High blood pressure73%
- Arthritis37%
- Diabetes35%
- Mood disorders26%
- Anxiety22%
- Chronic kidney disease20%
- Depression20%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Needell's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 65
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women54%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James Edward Needell wrote 4,026 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Needell wrote 4,026 Medicare Part D claims for 268 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,318 of them, across 95 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $263,452 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,018 claims across 142 drugs.
Dr. Needell's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic3,344 claims83%
- Brand-name656 claims16%
- Other26 claims1%
Dr. Needell's 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. Needell's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%33 of 4,026 claims
- Antibiotics2%66 of 4,026 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over2%63 of 4,026 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: 6,0182024: 3,31845%
Drugs named by CMS: 95 in 2024, 142 in 2023.
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. James Edward Needell takes part in Medicare
Dr. Needell accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. James Edward Needell received $11,596 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 530 general payments to Dr. Needell from 50 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 78% of the total. Novo Nordisk AS paid the most, $1,769.
General payments to Dr. Needell by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Needell by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$9,01078%
- Travel and lodging$2,46321%
- Education$1221%
Companies that paid Dr. Needell the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. James Edward Needell's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. James Edward Needell's NPI number?
Dr. James Edward Needell's NPI number is 1417988825. It was assigned on July 5, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James Edward Needell?
Dr. James Edward Needell is an internist in Gastonia, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. James Edward Needell practice?
Dr. Needell practices at 416 N Highland Street, Gastonia, NC 28052. Dr. Needell's primary practice is Belmont Health & Rehabilitation in Gastonia, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Needell to 1 community health center, 1 physician office, 1 skilled nursing facility and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. James Edward Needell's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Needell is (704) 864-0371.
What is Dr. James Edward Needell's medical license number?
Dr. Needell holds North Carolina license 200001222.
Which hospitals is Dr. James Edward Needell affiliated with?
Dr. Needell is affiliated with Atrium Health Lincoln.
What medical group is Dr. James Edward Needell part of?
Dr. Needell is linked to Kintegra Family Medicine - Hudson. Dmand AI links Dr. Needell to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. James Edward Needell accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Needell billed Medicare for 475 services in 2024, and Dr. Needell accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. James Edward Needell see?
CMS counts 98 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Needell in 2024, with an average age of 72.
What services does Dr. James Edward Needell bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Needell's most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G2211), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).
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What drugs does Dr. James Edward Needell prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Needell's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amlodipine Besylate, Rosuvastatin Calcium and Atorvastatin Calcium.
Has Dr. James Edward Needell received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $11,596 in general payments to Dr. Needell from 50 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk AS.
How long has Dr. James Edward Needell been practicing?
Dr. Needell graduated from medical school in 1995, 31 years ago.
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