Daniel Alexander Ames, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Novato, CA
Daniel Alexander Ames, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Novato, California, and NPI 1902162456, issued on Apr 10, 2012. Check the license (California A130606, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel Alexander Ames
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A130606 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 180 Rowland Way, Novato, CA 94945
- Phone
- (415) 209-1300
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2012
- Record last updated
- Sep 13, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150819009154); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel Alexander Ames in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A130606Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
248 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide22 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass19 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium16 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Pacific Inpatient Medical GroupSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel Alexander Ames among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Daniel Alexander Ames, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine 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 68% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 68% of these records are older, 29% 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 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Novato
They are 27 of the 934 NPPES records with a practice address in Novato, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Daniel Alexander Ames, M.D.'s NPI number?
Daniel Alexander Ames, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902162456, issued on Apr 10, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel Alexander Ames, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 180 Rowland Way, Novato, CA, 94945. Phone: (415) 209-1300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel Alexander Ames, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A130606, 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 Daniel Alexander Ames, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel Alexander Ames, M.D. had 248 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Daniel Alexander Ames, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.
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.