James Edward Eichel, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Berkeley, CA
James Edward Eichel, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Berkeley, California, and NPI 1811956469, issued on Mar 22, 2006. Check the license (California G74264, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Edward Eichel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- G74264 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2915 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705
- Phone
- (510) 843-4544
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 29, 2024
- Fax
- (510) 843-9871
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090811000661); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1989
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2915 Telegraph Ave
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Verify James Edward Eichel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G74264Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,089 Medicare Part D claims for 352 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 434 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen151 claims
- Tramadol Hcl113 claims
- Diazepam91 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium83 claims
- Alprazolam58 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium55 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $15.34
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- University Healthcare AllianceMenlo Park, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
77 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Berkeley
They are 77 of the 4,898 NPPES records with a practice address in Berkeley, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is James Edward Eichel, MD's NPI number?
James Edward Eichel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811956469, issued on Mar 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Edward Eichel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2915 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA, 94705. Phone: (510) 843-4544. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Edward Eichel, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G74264, 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 Edward Eichel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Edward Eichel, MD had 2,089 Medicare Part D claims for 352 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.