James E. Golden, ACNP-BC
NPI 1154659688ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care· Lubbock, TX
Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care (ACNP-BC) with Covenant Medical Group, practicing in Lubbock, Texas. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $145,438 for 1,326 claims, against $8,108 paid for services in 2024. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $176.57 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Covenant Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1154659688 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | ACNP-BC |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Nov 20, 2009 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 22, 2019 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care Primary | 363LA2100X | AP118424 | TX |
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 - Nurse Practitioner (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 103 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 266 across 21 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $8,108 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,326 · 2,481 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 267 |
| Total drug cost | $145,438 |
| Generic share | 84% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Covenant Medical GroupLubbock, TX · 233 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Covenant Medical CenterLubbock, TX
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$176.57 · 8 payments from 6 companies
- 2024$155.94 · 9 payments from 6 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $51.16 | 3 |
| Stryker Corporation | $37.11 | 1 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $29.89 | 1 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $20.99 | 1 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $19.55 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$176.57 · 8 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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