NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christine K. James, M.D.

Allergy & Immunology Physician · San Diego, CA

Christine K. James, M.D. is an allergy & immunology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1144589979, issued on May 14, 2012. Check the license (California A172774, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144589979
Name
Christine K. James
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Allergy & Immunology Physician 207K00000X
License number
A172774 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
Phone
(800) 926-8273
Enumerated
May 14, 2012
Record last updated
Aug 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(888) 539-8781
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210903001657); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 2012
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Christine K. James in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average allergy & immunology physician in 2024

199 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 2,899 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Christine James199
  2. Specialty average741

Most prescribed

  1. Azelastine Hcl80 claims
  2. Ipratropium Bromide22 claims
  3. Montelukast Sodium16 claims
  4. Fluticasone Propionate15 claims
  5. Dupixent Syringe12 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Christine K. James among 444 allergy & immunology physician records in California

Christine K. James, M.D. is one of 444 allergy & immunology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 281 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207K00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Allergy & Immunology Physician providers in California

There are 444 allergy & immunology physician records in California.

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The 8 allergy & immunology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rachel Lee, MDSan Diego, CA 921031760452593
  2. Jonathan Lyons, M.DSan Diego, CA 921031588860076
  3. Tukisa Smith, MDSan Diego, CA 921031205194198
  4. Hannah WangbergSan Diego, CA 921031306233663
  5. Bruce Zuraw, MDSan Diego, CA 921031780634261
  6. Richard O'Connor, M.D.San Diego, CA 921011205848454
  7. John Pauls, M.DSan Diego, CA 921011659337277
  8. Rhonda Alkatib, M.D.San Diego, CA 921081417363086

Common questions

What is Christine K. James, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christine K. James, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144589979, issued on May 14, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christine K. James, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christine K. James, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A172774, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christine K. James, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christine K. James, M.D. had 199 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among allergy & immunology physician prescribers was 741. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.