James Lee-Chewn Wang, MD
NPI 1124524004ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease· Knoxville, TN
Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease (MD) with University Health System, Inc. and 1 other group, practicing in Knoxville, Tennessee. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $365,487 for 416 claims, against $29,412 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 13 companies reporting payments in 2025, $956.51 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1124524004 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 1, 2018 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 6, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Nov 6, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Primary | 207RI0200X | 66602 | TN |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Infectious Disease (TN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 112 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 326 across 11 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $29,412 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 416 · 469 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 105 |
| Total drug cost | $365,487 |
| Generic share | 80% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Infectious Disease |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical groups
- University Health System, Inc.Knoxville, TN · 522 clinicians
- Knox County GovermentKnoxville, TN · 10 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Methodist Medical Center of Oak RidgeOak Ridge, TN
- Parkwest Medical CenterKnoxville, TN
- University Health System, IncKnoxville, TN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$956.51 · 42 payments from 13 companies
- 2024$981.20 · 38 payments from 8 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $183.67 | 11 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $164.85 | 6 |
| Insmed, Inc. | $158.99 | 7 |
| Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $90.10 | 4 |
| Shionogi Inc | $72.15 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$945.66 · 41 payments
- Education$10.85 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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