Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

James Brown, D.O.

Family Medicine Physician · Gridley, CA

James Brown, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Gridley, California, and NPI 1659473486, issued on Sep 2, 2006. Check the license (California 2OA5317, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1659473486
Name
James Brown
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
2OA5317 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
225 Spruce St, Gridley, CA 95948
Phone
(530) 846-5655
Enumerated
Sep 2, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 225 Spruce St

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

  1. Maralee Bowers, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1457360927
  2. Ana-Alicia FahlPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1295345320
  3. Stacy Frazer, PAMedical Physician Assistant1659651479
  4. Albert Nielsen, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1992808976
  5. Bryan Pratt, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1780787960

Verify James Brown 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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

228 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. James Brown228
  2. Specialty average3,519

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium16 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl12 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate11 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate11 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.

7 family medicine physician records list a Gridley practice address

They are 7 of the 132 NPPES records with a Gridley practice address, and 16,272 family medicine physician records in California.

Other family medicine physician records in California

  1. Omer Aba-Omer, MDSanta Monica, CA1649702093
  2. Michelle Ababa, MDWilmington, CA1710922513
  3. Anna Tzeitel Abalos, MDRoseville, CA1720200017
  4. Adan Abarca, MDAnaheim, CA1760553689
  5. Vanessa Abarca, DOVentura, CA1952040859
  6. Lorraine Abate, M.D.Sacramento, CA1104840008
  7. Robert Abatecola, MDCastro Valley, CA1669551719
  8. Romeo Abaya, M.D.Cottonwood, CA1598053506
  9. Effiem Abbah, MD, MPHSan Francisco, CA1821185133
  10. Khuzeman Abbasi, MDSanta Rosa, CA1841979952

Common questions

What is James Brown, D.O.'s NPI number?

James Brown, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659473486, issued on Sep 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Brown, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 225 Spruce St, Gridley, CA, 95948. Phone: (530) 846-5655. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Brown, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 2OA5317, 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 Brown, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Brown, D.O. had 228 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.