James Alton Burks, MD
Vascular Surgery Physician · Van Nuys, CA
James Alton Burks, MD is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Van Nuys, California, and NPI 1356378566, issued on Jun 26, 2006. Check the license (California C54736, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Alton Burks
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License number
- C54736 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15211 Vanowen St Ste 305, Van Nuys, CA 91405
- Phone
- (818) 849-6858
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2026
- Fax
- (818) 989-6005
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140514001334); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 15211 Vanowen St Ste 305
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lauren Bergamo, M.A.Audiologist1134307366
- Zhen Huang, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1780834770
- Nathanael SabbahVascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1962778787
Verify James Alton Burks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C54736Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% more Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
276 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel108 claims
- Eliquis60 claims
- Furosemide19 claims
- Mupirocin19 claims
- Gabapentin16 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): 100 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: $413.93
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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
- Thomas J Lomis M D Inc A Professional CorporationVan Nuys, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Alton Burks among 580 vascular surgery physician records in California
James Alton Burks, MD is one of 580 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 84% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 411 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 580 vascular surgery physician records in California.
All 580 in California → Every provider in Van Nuys → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- George Andros, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051972540540
- Zhen Huang, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051780834770
- Ihab Aziz, MDVan Nuys, CA 914061700873593
- George Makkar, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914061649595489
- Larisse Lee, M.D.Sherman Oaks, CA 914031124282645
- Joaquim Cerveira, MDPanorama City, CA 914021932268695
- David Moore, MDPanorama City, CA 914021205984085
- Andrew Abi-Chaker, M.D.Sherman Oaks, CA 914111528488467
Common questions
What is James Alton Burks, MD's NPI number?
James Alton Burks, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356378566, issued on Jun 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Alton Burks, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15211 Vanowen St Ste 305, Van Nuys, CA, 91405. Phone: (818) 849-6858. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Alton Burks, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C54736, 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 Alton Burks, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Alton Burks, MD had 276 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Alton Burks, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.