James L. Arter, MD

NPI 1922008960ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· Gastonia, NC

Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (MD) in Gastonia, North Carolina, trained at Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine (class of 1998). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $879,657 for 5,252 claims, against $134,007 paid for services in 2024. Boston Scientific Corporation was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $74.01 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI	1922008960
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Jul 29, 2005
Last updated in NPPES	Nov 28, 2011

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Primary	207RC0000X	2005-01051	NC

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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 - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (NC)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	1,378
Services billed	2,808 across 32 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$134,007

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	5,252 · 11,648 30-day fills
Patients	658
Total drug cost	$879,657
Generic share	80% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine
Graduation year	1998
Medicare specialty	Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
Secondary specialties	Internal Medicine