James H Shoptaw, M.D.

Primary specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 208G00000X

License

37469 Issued in KY

Practice address

210 Black Gold Blvd
Hazard, KY 41701-2620

Phone

(606) 487-7000

Fax

(606) 487-7022

NPI assigned

Feb 15, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in KY, GA2 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Specialty

Thoracic SurgeryAlso: Vascular Surgery

Education

Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, 1989

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Appalachian Regional Healthcare IncGroup PAC ID 0840107835, 301 clinicians

Arh Tug Valley Health Services, Inc.Group PAC ID 4183953805, 108 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Hazard Arh Regional Medical Center Hospital, Hazard, KY, CCN 180029
• Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Hospital, Prestonsburg, KY, CCN 180005
• Harlan Arh Hospital Hospital, Harlan, KY, CCN 180050
• AdventHealthManchester Hospital, Manchester, KY, CCN 180043

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

82.15 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

47.14

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

100 of 100Reported as group

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: jshoptaw62404@sgmc.gadirect.net
• Direct secure messaging: jamesshoptaw@arh.medalliesdirect.net

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

• Arh Tug Valley Health Services, Inc.

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Paintsville, KY
  • NPI 1588328967
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County Georgia

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Valdosta, GA
  • NPI 1306896253
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• MPPG, Inc.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Savannah, GA
  • NPI 1033131172

  Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc

  • Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
  • Hazard, KY
  • NPI 1780728881
  Care Compare group NPD
• Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.

  • Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician
  • Whitesburg, KY
  • NPI 1417045998
  Medicare reassignment NPD (past)
• Upward Surgical, LLC

  • Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
  • Dublin, GA
  • NPI 1841595428
  NPD (past) Authorized official
• Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc

  • Community/Retail Pharmacy
  • Cumberland, KY
  • NPI 1710870811
  NPD
• Arh Tug Valley Health Services, Inc.

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • Paintsville, KY
  • NPI 1811639297
  NPD
• Arh Tug Valley Health Services, Inc.

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Salyersville, KY
  • NPI 1942962105
  NPD
• Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County Georgia

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Valdosta, GA
  • NPI 1033160791
  NPD
• Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County, Georgia

  • Ambulance
  • Valdosta, GA
  • NPI 1558141671
  NPD
• Surgical Associates of Lexington

  • Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
  • Lexington, KY
  • NPI 1124001714
  NPD (past)

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

• Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Harlan, KY
  • NPI 1306842521
  Care Compare affiliation
• Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Hazard, KY
  • NPI 1558431346

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Hazard, KY
  • NPI 1609869916
  Care Compare affiliation
• Arh Tug Valley Health Services, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Prestonsburg, KY
  • NPI 1043878325
  Care Compare affiliation
• Arh Tug Valley Health Services, Inc.

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Prestonsburg, KY
  • NPI 1700445319

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Memorial Hospital, Inc.

  • Rural Acute Care Hospital
  • Manchester, KY
  • NPI 1811922347
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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• Providers in Hazard, KY by specialty
• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Kentucky

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 31, 2026; 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.

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