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James Thelbert Fields, MD

NPI 1023087277ActiveIndividual· Hospitalist· Columbia, SC

Hospitalist (MD) in Columbia, South Carolina, trained at University of South Carolina School of Medicine (class of 2002). In 2024 Medicare paid $45,607 for 271 patients, and Part D covered 196 of their prescriptions, 78% of them generic. Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported $9.48 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1023087277
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedMar 17, 2006
Last updated in NPPESDec 18, 2024
Certified by providerDec 18, 2024

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Hospitalist Primary208M00000X24827SC
Internal Medicine207R00000X24827SC
Internal Medicine207R00000XMD-2013-0292NM

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (NC); Practitioner - Hospitalist (SC)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients271
Services billed615 across 10 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$45,607

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)196 · 244 30-day fills
Patients91
Total drug cost$20,078
Generic share78% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of South Carolina School of Medicine
Graduation year2002
Medicare specialtyHospitalist

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$9.48 · 1 payment from 1 company
  • 2024$80.85 · 4 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$9.481

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$9.48 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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