James Kevin Belville, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Palm Desert, CA
James Kevin Belville, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Palm Desert, California, and NPI 1477524239, issued on Jan 30, 2006. Check the license (California C42711, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Kevin Belville
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- C42711 CA
72389 CT
ME90641 FL
14789 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 44139 Monterey Ave Ste A, Palm Desert, CA 92260
- Phone
- (760) 469-5195
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2023
- Medicaid IDs
- 007827400 FL
10025428000 NE
200410430A KS - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041018000108); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 44139 Monterey Ave Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Kevin Belville in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C42711Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
501 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost187 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth48 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate35 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol34 claims
- Erythromycin34 claims
- Timolol Maleate25 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $975.03
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Southeast Eye Institute PASpring Hill, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Kevin Belville among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
James Kevin Belville, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Palm Desert
They are 13 of the 1,495 NPPES records with a practice address in Palm Desert, and 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
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- Ralph Hester, M.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601215904974
- Lori Kirshner, M.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601134121692
- Forrest Murphy, MDPalm Desert, CA 922601265444541
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Common questions
What is James Kevin Belville, MD's NPI number?
James Kevin Belville, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477524239, issued on Jan 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Kevin Belville, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 44139 Monterey Ave Ste A, Palm Desert, CA, 92260. Phone: (760) 469-5195. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Kevin Belville, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C42711, 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 Kevin Belville, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Kevin Belville, MD had 501 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Kevin Belville, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.1 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.
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.