James Paul Lear, PA-C

Primary specialty

Physician AssistantTaxonomy code 363A00000X

License

2022037491 Issued in MO

Practice address

1 Hospital Dr
Columbia, MO 65212-0001

Phone

(573) 882-8091

Fax

(573) 884-1902

NPI assigned

Jun 29, 2022

Last updated

Sep 11, 2025By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in MO

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Physician Assistant

Education

Other, 2022

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

The Curators of the University of MissouriGroup PAC ID 4486759560, 1,108 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• University of Missouri Health Care Hospital, Columbia, MO, CCN 260141

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

80.23 of 100Reported as group

Quality

58.17

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

75.92

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Physician Assistant

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• The Curators of the University of Missouri

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Columbia, MO
  • NPI 1235126921
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Curators of the University of Missouri

  dba Capital Region Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Jefferson City, MO
  • NPI 1174597892
  Care Compare affiliation
• Curators of the University of Missouri

  dba University of Missouri Health Care

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Columbia, MO
  • NPI 1699769901
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "PO BOX 843966",
            "city": "KANSAS CITY",
            "state": "MO",
            "postal_code": "641843966",
            "telephone_number": "573-884-3300",
            "fax_number": "573-884-0943"
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            "city": "COLUMBIA",
            "state": "MO",
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        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "LEAR",
        "first_name": "JAMES",
        "middle_name": "PAUL",
        "credential": "PA-C",
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        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2022-06-29",
        "last_updated": "2025-09-11",
        "certification_date": "2025-09-11",
        "status": "A"
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    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [
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            "endpointTypeDescription": "Direct Messaging Address",
            "endpoint": "MUDOCREFERRAL@direct.health.missouri.edu",
            "affiliation": "Y",
            "endpointDescription": "Endpoint is used to receive electronic continuity of care documents (C-CDA) for outpatient referrals.",
            "affiliationName": "Curators of the University of Missouri",
            "use": "DIRECT",
            "useDescription": "Direct",
            "contentType": "OTHER",
            "contentTypeDescription": "Other",
            "contentOtherDescription": "Direct",
            "address_1": "One Hospital Dr",
            "city": "Columbia",
            "state": "MO",
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        }
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    "other_names": []
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• Lea's Home Health and Personal Care
• Lea's Home Health and Personal Care LLC
• Lea's Home Health and Personal Care LLC
• Lea's Home Health and Personal Care LLC
• Patrick Michael Leach Jr.
• Jacqueline Diane Leasure, FNP
• Madison Leigh Leatherman, LMSW
• Aron S. Lee, MD
• Brenna Elise Lee, FNP-C
• Christopher Lee, LPC

• Physician Assistant in Columbia, MO
• Providers in Columbia, MO by specialty
• Physician Assistant in Missouri

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Sep 11, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.