James Best Torain, MD
NPI 1720641673ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Nephrology· Newark, DE
Internal Medicine, Nephrology (MD) in Newark, Delaware, trained at Meharry Medical College School of Medicine (class of 2019). 248 Medicare patients in 2024, $49,953 paid; nearly all of their 119 Part D prescriptions were generic (97%). Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation was the largest of 14 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,057 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1720641673 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 17, 2019 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 29, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Jun 29, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Nephrology Primary | 207RN0300X | C1-0027119 | DE |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
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 - Nephrology (DE); Practitioner - Nephrology (MD) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 248 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 800 across 18 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $49,953 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 119 · 235 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 36 |
| Total drug cost | $5,651 |
| Generic share | 97% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Meharry Medical College School of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2019 |
| Medicare specialty | Nephrology |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Nephrology Associates PAWilmington, DE · 54 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover, DE
- Christiana HospitalNewark, DE
- St Francis HospitalWilmington, DE
- Union Hospital of Cecil CountyElkton, MD
Other facilities
- Fkc Fox RunDialysis facility · Bear, DE
- Fkc MiddletownDialysis facility · Middletown, DE
- Usrc WilmingtonDialysis facility · Wilmington, DE
- Encompass Health Rehab Hospital of MiddletownInpatient rehabilitation facility · Middletown, DE
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,057 · 42 payments from 14 companies
- 2024$363.10 · 14 payments from 8 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $194.96 | 7 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | $168.22 | 7 |
| Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. | $146.30 | 5 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | $106.98 | 4 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $88.04 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,057 · 42 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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