NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James S. Andersen, MD

Plastic Surgery Physician · Pasadena, CA

James S. Andersen, MD is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Pasadena, California, and NPI 1295831741, issued on Sep 15, 2006. Check the license (California G71255, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1295831741
Name
James S. Andersen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
License number
G71255 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
625 S Fair Oaks Ave Ste 270&380, Pasadena, CA 91105
Phone
(424) 314-0177
Enumerated
Sep 15, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 8, 2022
Fax
(424) 314-0180
Medicaid ID
00G712550 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101201001016); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1983
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 625 S Fair Oaks Ave Ste 270&380

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

  1. Grace LeePhysician Assistant1467932228

Verify James S. Andersen 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%61.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cedars-Sinai Medical Care FoundationPasadena, CA

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

James S. Andersen among 894 plastic surgery physician records in California

James S. Andersen, MD is one of 894 plastic surgery 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2002 among the 346 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 208200000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 894 plastic surgery physician records in California.

The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Omar Ahmed, MDPasadena, CA 911051104970540
  2. Carlitos ChenPasadena, CA 911051487272647
  3. Brian Cox, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051952307985
  4. Stephen Duffy, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051073763447
  5. Nima Naghshineh, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051316103799
  6. Martin O'Toole, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051063504058
  7. Adam O'Toole, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051467795575
  8. Andre Panossian, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051710177845

Common questions

What is James S. Andersen, MD's NPI number?

James S. Andersen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295831741, issued on Sep 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James S. Andersen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 625 S Fair Oaks Ave Ste 270&380, Pasadena, CA, 91105. Phone: (424) 314-0177. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James S. Andersen, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G71255, 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.

What is James S. Andersen, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.7 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.

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