James Hamilton, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · San Diego, CA
James Hamilton, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1003221078, issued on Jun 27, 2014. Check the license (California 51679, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Hamilton
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 51679 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (858) 657-8200
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2014
- Record last updated
- Sep 26, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 657-8235
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140825002417); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Hamilton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 51679Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
1,291 Medicare Part D claims for 401 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 375 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin273 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl202 claims
- Tramadol Hcl152 claims
- Celecoxib141 claims
- Ondansetron Odt131 claims
- Dexamethasone114 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: $187.54
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Hamilton among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California
James Hamilton, PA-C is one of 1,075 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.
All 1,075 in California → Every provider in San Diego → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sara Fagan, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921031679721245
- Ellen Fink, MS, PACSan Diego, CA 921031689962946
- Emily KimballSan Diego, CA 921031649979659
- Kalyn King, PASan Diego, CA 921031033870290
- Kimberlee Knox, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921031619974623
- Colleen Ly, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921031184404261
- Robert Mallory, MSPH, MPAS, PA-CSan Diego, CA 921031588612667
- Michelle Meredith, P.A.-CSan Diego, CA 921031639589252
Common questions
What is James Hamilton, PA-C's NPI number?
James Hamilton, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003221078, issued on Jun 27, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Hamilton, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (858) 657-8200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Hamilton, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number 51679, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Hamilton, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Hamilton, PA-C had 1,291 Medicare Part D claims for 401 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.