James David Brandt, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Sacramento, CA
James David Brandt, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1578544136, issued on Nov 10, 2005. Check the license (California G054094, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James David Brandt
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- G054094 CA
51273 MA
MD-041308E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4860 Y St Ste 2400, Sacramento, CA 95817
- Phone
- (916) 734-6818
- Enumerated
- Nov 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 26, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (916) 734-0411
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081203000395); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James David Brandt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G054094Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,620 Medicare Part D claims for 464 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost922 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol527 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate224 claims
- Timolol Maleate131 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate120 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl114 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): 90.9 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $212.91
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sight Sciences, 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
- Regents OF The Univ OF CASacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James David Brandt among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
James David Brandt, M.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
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Common questions
What is James David Brandt, M.D.'s NPI number?
James David Brandt, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578544136, issued on Nov 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James David Brandt, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4860 Y St Ste 2400, Sacramento, CA, 95817. Phone: (916) 734-6818. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James David Brandt, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G054094, 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 David Brandt, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James David Brandt, M.D. had 2,620 Medicare Part D claims for 464 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James David Brandt, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.9 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.
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.