Individual provider Active NPI

James Walter Goforth, M.D

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Hickory, NC
National Provider Identifier
1811945470
Registry record updated Oct 24, 2023
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Internal Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207R00000X
License
30343 Issued in NC
Practice address
2972 N Center St
Hickory, NC 28601-1159
Phone
(828) 431-4955
NPI assigned
May 5, 2006
Last updated
Oct 24, 2023By the provider in NPPES
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
Yes

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Oct 24, 2023

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

Specialties & licenses 3

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X 30343 NC
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician 207PE0004X 30343 NC
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X 30343 NC Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

2972 N Center St
Hickory, NC 28601-1159

Mailing address

2972 N Center St
Hickory, NC 28601-1159
Phone (828) 431-4955

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in NC
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 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20141103001566 NC Practitioner - Emergency MedicinePractitioner - Internal Medicine 9638320617 Reassigns benefits to 5 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Emergency MedicineAlso: Internal Medicine
Education
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, 1983
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Physicians Eldercare PAGroup PAC ID 0648184705, 236 clinicians
Curana Health of North Carolina PLLCGroup PAC ID 1850774332, 274 clinicians
Geriatric Consultants PLLCGroup PAC ID 5294132387, 56 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

5306 NC Hwy 55
Suite 105
Durham, NC 27713-7812
Phone (337) 991-9276

581 NC Hwy 16 S
Taylorsville, NC 28681-9103
Phone (860) 882-7525

Hospital & facility affiliations

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Physicians Eldercare PA CurrentSince Aug 15, 2025 Accepting new patients
Careconnectmd North Carolina P.C. CurrentSince Nov 2, 2023 Accepting new patients
Pinnacle Urgent Care PLLC CurrentSince Sep 20, 2023 Accepting new patients
Curana Health of North Carolina PLLC Internal Medicine CurrentSince Nov 10, 2025 Accepting new patients
Emcare Physician Providers, Inc. Emergency Medicine Past Accepting new patients
Granite Falls LTC, LLC Past Accepting new patients

Locations

3090 Bristol St
Ste 200
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone (714) 992-1182

5306 NC Highway 55
Ste 105
Durham, NC 27713
Phone (919) 457-1517

555 S Mangum St
Ste 100
Durham, NC 27701
Phone (323) 545-3659

1201 Cotton Grove Rd
Lexington, NC 27292
Phone (336) 565-5001

4692 Brownsboro Rd
Winston Salem, NC 27106
Phone (336) 251-1114

Interoperability endpoints

  • FHIR API: https://fhir.nextgen.com/nge/prod/fhir-api-r4/fhir/r4/
  • Direct secure messaging: james.goforth.p51@direct.medcor.nextgenshare.com

Ownership & related parties

All facility ownership & control disclosures 1

Facilities whose Medicare enrollment lists this provider’s PECOS associate ID as an owner or managing party.

FacilityTypeRoleSince
Jacobs Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation CenterMadison, NC, CCN 345050 Skilled nursing facility Managing Control - Governing Body
Adp of the SNF
Jan 1, 2025
May 12, 2025

Owned or controlled facilities with NPI records 1

Facilities whose Medicare enrollment lists this provider as an owner, officer, director or managing party.

Organizations & group practices 8

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.

Hospital & facility affiliations 3

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

NPI Registry JSON

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

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        },
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        }
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    "practiceLocations": [],
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        "first_name": "JAMES",
        "middle_name": "WALTER",
        "name_prefix": "Dr.",
        "credential": "M.D",
        "sole_proprietor": "YES",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-05-05",
        "last_updated": "2023-10-24",
        "certification_date": "2023-10-24",
        "status": "A"
    },
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        },
        {
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            "state": "NC",
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        },
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        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

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