NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Deutsch, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Torrance, CA

James Deutsch, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1457390346, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (California A26008, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457390346
Name
James Deutsch
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
A26008 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2382 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance, CA 90501
Phone
(310) 618-9200
Enumerated
Jun 6, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(310) 618-1241
Medicaid ID
00A260080 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040220000603); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 2382 Crenshaw Blvd

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

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Verify James Deutsch 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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15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

191 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. James Deutsch191
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium24 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium15 claims
  3. Celecoxib13 claims
  4. Zolpidem Tartrate13 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Providence Medical InstituteGlendale, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

James Deutsch among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

James Deutsch, M.D. is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1973 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

197 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Torrance

They are 197 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Constantine Gean, M.D.Torrance, CA 905011730365057
  2. Carlos Smith, MDTorrance, CA 905011992724538
  3. Diane Birnbaumer, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021821159310
  4. David Burbulys, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021568523983
  5. Madonna Fernandez-Franckelton, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021538212329
  6. Robert Hockberger, M.DTorrance, CA 905021942359195
  7. Timothy Jang, MDTorrance, CA 905021487609707
  8. Roger Lewis, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021306999164

Common questions

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

James Deutsch, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457390346, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Deutsch, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2382 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance, CA, 90501. Phone: (310) 618-9200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number A26008, 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 Deutsch, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Deutsch, M.D. had 191 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.