James Morgan Gardner, M.D., PH.D.
Surgery Physician · San Francisco, CA
James Morgan Gardner, M.D., PH.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1215293477, issued on Apr 2, 2012. Check the license (California A129097, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Morgan Gardner
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A129097 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Ucsf Department OF Surgery, San Francisco, CA 94143
- Phone
- (415) 476-2773
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170728002435); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Morgan Gardner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A129097Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
40 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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
- Ucsf Dept OF SurgerySan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Morgan Gardner among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
James Morgan Gardner, M.D., PH.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
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- Jessica Gosnell, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431053376590
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- Hobart Harris, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431174587208
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Common questions
What is James Morgan Gardner, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
James Morgan Gardner, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215293477, issued on Apr 2, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Morgan Gardner, M.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Ucsf Department OF Surgery, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 476-2773. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Morgan Gardner, M.D., PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A129097, 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 Morgan Gardner, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Morgan Gardner, M.D., PH.D. had 40 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.