James Bernard Collins III, MD

NPI 1477559730ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Smithfield, NC

Surgery (MD) in Smithfield, North Carolina, trained at University of Virginia School of Medicine (class of 1990). 181 Medicare patients in 2024, $61,818 paid; nearly all of their 143 Part D prescriptions were generic (99%). Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $59.10 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI	1477559730
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Jun 22, 2005
Last updated in NPPES	Jul 8, 2007

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Surgery Primary	208600000X	20000384	NC

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Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (NC)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	181
Services billed	421 across 92 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$61,818

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	143 · 148 30-day fills
Patients	106
Total drug cost	$614.03
Generic share	99% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	University of Virginia School of Medicine
Graduation year	1990
Medicare specialty	General Surgery
Secondary specialties	Vascular Surgery
Telehealth	Offers telehealth