NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Leonard Anastasi, M.D.

Legal Medicine · Santa Monica, CA

James Leonard Anastasi, M.D. is a legal medicine with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1649280074, issued on Aug 8, 2006. Check the license (California C33376, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649280074
Name
James Leonard Anastasi
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Legal Medicine 173000000X
License number
C33376 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1301 20TH St, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone
(310) 829-3544
Enumerated
Aug 8, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(310) 315-0235
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110504000308); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1968
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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Also registered at 1301 20TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Robert Adair, M.D.Specialist1629013321
  2. Parviz Afshani, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1083693766
  3. Richard Bennett, MDDermatology Physician1760416648
  4. Philip Bretsky, MD, PHDInternal Medicine Physician1568683076
  5. James Burrows, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1790872281
  6. Lisa Cano, P.A.Surgical Physician Assistant1619912276

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average legal medicine in 2024

6,094 Medicare Part D claims for 356 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,531 among the 246 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 31 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Anastasi6,094
  2. Specialty average2,531

Most prescribed

  1. Losartan Potassium412 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate402 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium389 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium243 claims
  5. Gabapentin167 claims
  6. Synthroid164 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): 6.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%21.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $534.75

21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 144 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,618.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Anastasi$534.75
  2. Specialty average$4,618.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

James Leonard Anastasi among 112 legal medicine records in California

James Leonard Anastasi, M.D. is one of 112 legal medicine records with a practice address in California. 42% 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, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 42% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
  • Graduated1968 · median 1984 among the 23 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 86% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 173000000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Legal Medicine providers in California

There are 112 legal medicine records in California.

The 8 legal medicine records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Romana Haider, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041093755589
  2. Robert Faguet, MDSanta Monica, CA 904031881742203
  3. David Aframian, MDSanta Monica, CA 904021750582268
  4. Albert Puskas, M.D.Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 902751932212123
  5. Garrett Smith, CPTPls Vrds Est, CA 902741043045370
  6. Roberta Ritter, M.D.Malibu, CA 902651639305410
  7. Jamal Siddiqui, M.D.Huntington Park, CA 902551912076480
  8. Azucena Ataiza, M.D.Downey, CA 902411083781470

Common questions

What is James Leonard Anastasi, M.D.'s NPI number?

James Leonard Anastasi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649280074, issued on Aug 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Leonard Anastasi, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 20TH St, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 829-3544. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Leonard Anastasi, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number C33376, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does James Leonard Anastasi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Leonard Anastasi, M.D. had 6,094 Medicare Part D claims for 356 beneficiaries; the average among legal medicine prescribers was 2,531. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is James Leonard Anastasi, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 6.4 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.

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