James Melvin Adams, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Palm Springs, CA
James Melvin Adams, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Palm Springs, California, and NPI 1184681439, issued on Apr 28, 2006. Check the license (California A80150, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Melvin Adams
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A80150 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4791 E Palm Canyon Dr Ste 100, Palm Springs, CA 92264
- Phone
- (760) 834-7930
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 834-7931
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040326001416); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4791 E Palm Canyon Dr Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Melvin Adams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A80150Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,329 Medicare Part D claims for 670 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 112 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium466 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium222 claims
- Lisinopril218 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate213 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium186 claims
- Losartan Potassium157 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,368.41
37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Desert Medical Group IncPalm Springs, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
63 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Palm Springs
They are 63 of the 1,917 NPPES records with a practice address in Palm Springs, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
All 63 in Palm Springs → All 17,133 in California → Every provider in Palm Springs →
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Common questions
What is James Melvin Adams, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Melvin Adams, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184681439, issued on Apr 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Melvin Adams, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4791 E Palm Canyon Dr Ste 100, Palm Springs, CA, 92264. Phone: (760) 834-7930. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Melvin Adams, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A80150, 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 Melvin Adams, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Melvin Adams, M.D. had 6,329 Medicare Part D claims for 670 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.
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.