James K. Abshire, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Sacramento, CA
James K. Abshire, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1790794972, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (California A049679, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James K. Abshire
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A049679 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3000 Q St, Sacramento, CA 95816
- Phone
- (916) 733-3400
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 26, 2023
- Fax
- (916) 733-5384
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080715000872); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James K. Abshire in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A049679Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
11,522 Medicare Part D claims for 596 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 504 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium844 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate566 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium504 claims
- Omeprazole343 claims
- Losartan Potassium313 claims
- Gabapentin297 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationSacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James K. Abshire among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
James K. Abshire, 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
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They are 601 of the 33,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Sacramento, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is James K. Abshire, M.D.'s NPI number?
James K. Abshire, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790794972, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James K. Abshire, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3000 Q St, Sacramento, CA, 95816. Phone: (916) 733-3400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James K. Abshire, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A049679, 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 James K. Abshire, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James K. Abshire, M.D. had 11,522 Medicare Part D claims for 596 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James K. Abshire, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. 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.