NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James A. Cusator, M.D

Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Bakersfield, CA

James A. Cusator, M.D is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1114953148, issued on Jun 23, 2006. Check the license (California A74700, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1114953148
Name
James A. Cusator
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
License number
A74700 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9602 Stockdale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA 93311
Phone
(661) 633-5000
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(661) 633-2500
Medicaid ID
00A747000 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050711000759); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Temple University School Of Medicine, 1999
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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8 nearest diagnostic radiology physician records → All 4,500 in California → Look up another NPI →

Also registered at 9602 Stockdale Hwy

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

  1. Nicolas Andrews, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1073663845
  2. Lorraine Ash, D.O.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1447223169
  3. Irene Dansby, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1205028016
  4. Levi Dansby, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1376875088
  5. Donald Fitzgerald, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1124011549
  6. Krishna Kylasa, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1881686707

Verify James A. Cusator in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
    Search for license A74700    Check the board
  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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No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $33.10

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Cusator$33.10
  2. Specialty average$2,488.38

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

4 hospitals and group practices

  1. Adventist Health DelanoDelano, CA · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
  2. Adventist Health Medical Center TehachapiTehachapi, CA
  3. Adventist Health Physicians NetworkBakersfield, CA
  4. San Joaquin Community HospitalBakersfield, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

James A. Cusator among 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records in California

James A. Cusator, M.D is one of 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in California. 74% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 3,130 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in California

There are 4,500 diagnostic radiology physician records in California.

All 4,500 in California → Every provider in Bakersfield → Diagnostic Radiology Physician nationwide →

The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nicolas Andrews, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111073663845
  2. Lorraine Ash, D.O.Bakersfield, CA 933111447223169
  3. Irene Dansby, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111205028016
  4. Levi Dansby, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933111376875088
  5. Donald Fitzgerald, MDBakersfield, CA 933111124011549
  6. Krishna Kylasa, MDBakersfield, CA 933111881686707
  7. Nanci Mercer, MDBakersfield, CA 933111306838776
  8. Robert Port, MDBakersfield, CA 933111932208568

Common questions

What is James A. Cusator, M.D's NPI number?

James A. Cusator, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114953148, issued on Jun 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James A. Cusator, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9602 Stockdale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA, 93311. Phone: (661) 633-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James A. Cusator, M.D's license?

NPPES lists California license number A74700, 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.

What is James A. Cusator, M.D's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.