James Christopher Clifford, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Imperial Beach, CA
James Christopher Clifford, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Imperial Beach, California, and NPI 1619034030, issued on Jan 3, 2007. Check the license (California A109342, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Christopher Clifford
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- A109342 CA
67425 AZ
01064296A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1498 13TH Street, Imperial Beach, CA 91932
- Phone
- (619) 921-5077
- Enumerated
- Jan 3, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220829002301); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify James Christopher Clifford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A109342Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium21 claims
- Synthroid11 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): 96.5 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: $184.94
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Einfectionmd LLCPhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
2 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Imperial Beach
They are 2 of the 145 NPPES records with a practice address in Imperial Beach, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is James Christopher Clifford, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Christopher Clifford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619034030, issued on Jan 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Christopher Clifford, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1498 13TH Street, Imperial Beach, CA, 91932. Phone: (619) 921-5077. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Christopher Clifford, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A109342, 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 Christopher Clifford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Christopher Clifford, M.D. had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Christopher Clifford, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 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.