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James M. Douglas Jr., M.D.

NPI 1588626071ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Bellingham, WA

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (M.D.) in Bellingham, Washington, trained at Duke University School of Medicine (class of 1978). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $53,652 for 71 patients in 2024, with only 20 Part D claims. Abbott Laboratories reported $173.76 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1588626071
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedApr 3, 2006
Last updated in NPPESSep 22, 2010

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary208G00000XMD00032041WA

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 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Not in the public enrollment file of Oct 1, 2026
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients71
Services billed143 across 36 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$53,652

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)20 · 20 30-day fills
Patients19
Total drug cost$98.69
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolDuke University School of Medicine
Graduation year1978
Medicare specialtyCardiac Surgery

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$173.76 · 2 payments from 1 company
  • 2024$22.56 · 1 payment from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Abbott Laboratories$173.762

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$173.76 · 2 payments

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

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