James N. Gonzalez
Surgery Physician · Red Bluff, CA
James N. Gonzalez is a surgery physician with a practice address in Red Bluff, California, and NPI 1477585776, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (California G66820, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James N. Gonzalez
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- G66820 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2580 Sister Mary Columba Dr Ste 200, Red Bluff, CA 96080
- Phone
- (530) 528-6150
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 30, 2025
- Fax
- (530) 528-6196
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050411000645); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Stanford University School Of Medicine, 1986
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2580 Sister Mary Columba Dr Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Eric Johnson, D.O.Surgery Physician1689080525
Verify James N. Gonzalez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G66820Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
561 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 222 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen170 claims
- Ondansetron Odt165 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen46 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate20 claims
- Erythromycin14 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate11 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): 86.6 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: $1,519.75
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 2 group practices
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationRed Bluff, CA
- Shasta Regional Medical Group IncRedding, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James N. Gonzalez among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
James N. Gonzalez 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dahlia Alspaugh, MDRed Bluff, CA 960801497833974
- Nick Gabriel, D.O.Red Bluff, CA 960801952351777
- William Gentry, MDRed Bluff, CA 960801336238328
- Frank Greene, MDRed Bluff, CA 960801275738635
- Eric Johnson, D.O.Red Bluff, CA 960801689080525
- Kay Stephens, M.D.Red Bluff, CA 960801336212752
- Lindsay Fox, M.D.Mount Shasta, CA 960671831367952
- John Harch, M.D.Mount Shasta, CA 960671558369306
Common questions
What is James N. Gonzalez's NPI number?
James N. Gonzalez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477585776, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James N. Gonzalez located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2580 Sister Mary Columba Dr Ste 200, Red Bluff, CA, 96080. Phone: (530) 528-6150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James N. Gonzalez's license?
NPPES lists California license number G66820, 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 N. Gonzalez prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James N. Gonzalez had 561 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James N. Gonzalez's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.6 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.