James Datson Herndon, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Rancho Mirage, CA
James Datson Herndon, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Rancho Mirage, California, and NPI 1689924581, issued on Sep 18, 2012. Check the license (California PA16694, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Datson Herndon
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- PA16694 CA
PA156961 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 69730 Highway 111 Ste 109, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
- Phone
- (760) 778-6120
- Enumerated
- Sep 18, 2012
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2024
- Fax
- (607) 406-6077
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Datson Herndon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA16694Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
67 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin12 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: $102.78
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
James Datson Herndon among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
James Datson Herndon, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant 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 33% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 33% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
57 physician assistant records list a practice address in Rancho Mirage
They are 57 of the 1,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Rancho Mirage, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is James Datson Herndon, PA-C's NPI number?
James Datson Herndon, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689924581, issued on Sep 18, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Datson Herndon, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 69730 Highway 111 Ste 109, Rancho Mirage, CA, 92270. Phone: (760) 778-6120. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Datson Herndon, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA16694, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Datson Herndon, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Datson Herndon, PA-C had 67 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.