JAMES E ABERNATHY, MD — NPI 1427146539 (Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician (All-Ages Primary Care Doctor) in MORRISTOWN, TN)

CMS-1500 Box 24J / 33a • NPI

1427146539

Type 1 Individual Rendering/Ordering

HIPAA NUCC Taxonomy • CMS Code

207Q00000X (CMS 08)

Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician (All-Ages Primary Care Doctor)

Box 32 Service Location & ZIP+4

908 W 4TH NORTH ST, MORRISTOWN, TN, 37814-3894

✓ 9-Digit EDI 837 ZIP+4 (37814-3894)

Practice Phone & Referral Fax

(423) 736-9474

Direct NPPES Verification Line

✓ HHS OIG LEIE Sanction Screening — VERIFIED CLEAR: NPI 1427146539 (JAMES E ABERNATHY, MD) has 0 active federal exclusions across all 84,224 HHS OIG LEIE sanction records (Database Verified: 2026-11-11).

CMS Medicare Order & Referring PECOS Eligibility

This practitioner does not currently appear in the CMS individual Order & Referring PECOS file (may practice in pediatrics, commercial-only networks, or hospital-employed settings).

Empirical CMS Medicare Claims, CPT Utilization & Part D Prescribing (NPI #1427146539)

Actual Top Billed CPT / HCPCS Procedures (CMS Part B)

CPT / HCPCS	Clinical Procedure Description	Services
`99223`	Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	188
`99232`	Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	71
`99233`	Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	63
`99239`	Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	22
`99291`	Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	31
`99292`	Critical care, each additional 30 minutes	12

Official CMS NPPES Credential & Practice Profile

10-Digit NPI Number	`1427146539` (NPI-1 Individual Practitioner)
Provider / Legal Name	JAMES E ABERNATHY, MD
Plain-English Specialty	Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician (All-Ages Primary Care Doctor) NUCC Code: `207Q00000X` (Family Medicine)
Certifying / Licensing Body	American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)
Practice Location Address	908 W 4TH NORTH ST, MORRISTOWN, TN, 37814-3894
Practice Telephone / Fax	Tel: (423) 736-9474
Administrative Mailing Address	265 BROOKVIEW CENTRE WAY STE 400, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37919-4052
Enumeration & Last Sync	Enumerated: 2006-10-11 \| CMS Record Updated: 2022-09-13

Clinic Location, Accessibility & Directions

📍 Practice Location & Patient Access

908 W 4TH NORTH ST, MORRISTOWN, TN, 37814-3894

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Plain-English Taxonomy & CMS Crosswalk (207Q00000X)

What Does Taxonomy Code 207Q00000X Mean?

In the HIPAA National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) classification, code 207Q00000X translates to:
"Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician (All-Ages Primary Care Doctor)"

CMS-1500 Medicare Specialty Crosswalk: CMS Code 08 (Physician/Family Practice)
Certifying / Accrediting Authority: American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)
Clinical Scope: Annual checkups, blood pressure and diabetes management, BMI and fatty liver screening, urinary tract infections, vaccinations, and continuity of care for the whole family.

Specialty Clinical Procedures & Therapeutic Classes

Standard Scope of Care (JAMES E ABERNATHY, MD)

Typical CPT / Diagnostic Procedures:

Comprehensive Annual Preventive Physical Examination & Cardiometabolic Screening
Outpatient ECG / EKG Interpretation (CPT 93000) & Ambulatory BP Monitoring
Point-of-Care HbA1c, Lipid Panel, Urinalysis & BMI Risk Stratification
Minor Office Procedures: Wound Suturing, Abscess Drainage & Joint Injections
Adult & Pediatric Immunization Administration (Tetanus/Tdap, Influenza, HPV)

Common Therapeutic Classes:

Metformin, SGLT2 Inhibitors & GLP-1 Receptor Agonists (Type 2 Diabetes)
Lisinopril, Losartan & Amlodipine (First-Line Hypertension Management)
Atorvastatin & Rosuvastatin (Cardiovascular Lipid Optimization)
Nitrofurantoin, Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole & Ciprofloxacin (Outpatient UTIs)

All Registered NUCC Taxonomies & State Licenses

Taxonomy Code & Plain-English Description	State License & Primary Status
`363AM0700X` — Physician Assistant, Medical Plain English: Licensed & Credentialed Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers — Physician Assistant, Medical	State: TN \| License: `PA0000001445` \| Primary: Secondary
`390200000X` — Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Plain English: Licensed & Credentialed Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program	State: N/A \| License: `Verified` \| Primary: Secondary
`207Q00000X` — Family Medicine Plain English: Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician (All-Ages Primary Care Doctor)	State: TN \| License: `61322` \| Primary: Yes (Primary)

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JAMES E ABERNATHY, MD (NPI #1427146539)