NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Andrus, MD

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician · Palo Alto, CA

James Andrus, MD is a pediatric critical care medicine physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1720189053, issued on Sep 26, 2006. Check the license (California G74633, 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
1720189053
Name
James Andrus
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician 2080P0203X
License number
G74633 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
725 Welch RD, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone
(650) 498-7103
Enumerated
Sep 26, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00G746330 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120606000164); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1991
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 725 Welch RD

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

  1. Shayda Abadi, NPNurse Practitioner1316745540
  2. Natasha AbadillaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1194306928
  3. Alexandra Abbott, MDPediatrics Physician1760018675
  4. Steven Abboud, MDAnesthesiology Physician1619364908
  5. Ali Abdelhafiz Abdelsamea, MDPediatrics Physician1699390104
  6. Alireza Abdollah Shamshirsaz, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1881804235

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  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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Pokroy Medical Group OF Nevada LtdLas Vegas, NV

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

James Andrus among 337 pediatric critical care medicine physician records in California

James Andrus, MD is one of 337 pediatric critical care medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 39% 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, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 39% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 28% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2008 among the 95 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0203X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 337 pediatric critical care medicine physician records in California.

The 8 pediatric critical care medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kanwaljeet Anand, MBBS, D.PHIL.Palo Alto, CA 943041720178387
  2. David Axelrod, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041750317624
  3. Marc Berg, MD, FAAPPalo Alto, CA 943041780657122
  4. Kevin Couloures, DOPalo Alto, CA 943041053422147
  5. John Duong-Tran, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943041336132224
  6. Robert Heidersbach, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041275547473
  7. Peter Meaney, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041003829771
  8. Scott Schulman, MDPalo Alto, CA 943041649350919

Common questions

What is James Andrus, MD's NPI number?

James Andrus, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720189053, issued on Sep 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Andrus, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 Welch RD, Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Phone: (650) 498-7103. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Andrus, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G74633, 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.

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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